The association of prior carpal tunnel syndrome surgery with adverse cardiovascular outcomes and long-term mortality after aortic valve replacement

Aims: Patients undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) for severe aortic stenosis have a 6–16% prevalence of occult cardiac amyloidosis. Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is common in cardiac amyloidosis, but whether prior CTS surgery has a prognostic impact in patients undergoing AVR is unknown. This...

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Main Authors: Oscar Westin, Marie D. Lauridsen, Søren Lund Kristensen, Lars Køber, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Gunnar Gislason, Lars Søndergaard, Mathew S. Maurer, Birgitte Pernille Leicht, Finn Gustafsson, Emil L. Fosbøl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-04-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906721000294