Caglayan Demirel, Kseniya Halavina, Kevin Hamzaraj, Johanna Klement, Manar El-Shaer, Rayyan Hemetsberger, Max Paul Winter, Sophia Koschatko, Charlotte Jantsch, Martin Andreas, Christian Loewe, Andreas Kammerlander, Christian Hengstenberg, Philipp E Bartko
Background: Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has evolved as first-line therapy for severe aortic valve stenosis (AS), with pre-procedural computed tomography (CT) providing critical anatomical information. While primarily used for anatomical planning, TAVR-CT also offers an opportunity to assess low bone mineral density (BMD), a known indicator of frailty. Despite this, the prognostic role of BMD in TAVR patients remains unknown. This study aimed to evaluate BMD on routine TAVR-CT and its impact on long-term survival...
May 3, 2024: Journal of Clinical Medicine