Roberto Scarsini, Emanuele Gallinoro, Marco B Ancona, Leonardo Portolan, Pasquale Paolisso, Paolo Springhetti, Francesco Della Mora, Andrea Mainardi, Marta Belmonte, Francesco Moroni, Luca A Ferri, Barbara Bellini, Filippo Russo, Ciro Vella, Dario Tino Bertolone, Gabriele Pesarini, Giovanni Benfari, Marc Vanderheyden, Matteo Montorfano, Bernard De Bruyne, Emanuele Barbato, Flavio Ribichini
BACKGROUND: Microvascular resistance reserve (MRR) is a validated measure of coronary microvascular function independent of epicardial resistances. AIMS: We sought to assess whether MRR is associated with adverse cardiac remodelling, a low-flow phenotype and extravalvular cardiac damage (EVCD) in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). METHODS: Invasive thermodilution-based assessment of the coronary microvascular function of the left anterior descending artery was performed in a prospective, multicentre cohort of patients undergoing TAVI...
November 19, 2023: EuroIntervention