Journal of the American College of Cardiology
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J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. · Oct 2020
Multicenter StudyPrognostic Utility of Right Ventricular Remodeling Over Conventional Risk Stratification in Patients With COVID-19.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a growing pandemic that confers augmented risk for right ventricular (RV) dysfunction and dilation; the prognostic utility of adverse RV remodeling in COVID-19 patients is uncertain. ⋯ Adverse RV remodeling predicts mortality in COVID-19 independent of standard clinical and biomarker-based assessment.
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J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. · Oct 2020
Multicenter StudyIncidence, Characteristics, Predictors, and Outcomes of Surgical Explantation After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.
Currently, there is a paucity of information on surgical explantation after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). ⋯ The present study provides updated evidence on the incidence, timing, and outcomes of surgical explantation of a TAVR prosthesis. Although the overall incidence was low, short-term mortality was high. These findings stress the importance of future mechanistic studies on TAVR explantation and may have implications on lifetime management of aortic stenosis, particularly in younger patients.