Aortic calcification and the risk for paravalvular regurgitation after TAVI: The importance of focusing on reliable outcomes and appropriate variables

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2018 Jul-Aug;12(4):e15. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2018.05.001. Epub 2018 May 8.

Authors

Francesco Pollari¹, Jurij M Kališnik², Theodor Fischlein², Steffen Pfeiffer²

Affiliations

¹ Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, Klinikum Nürnberg - Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany; PhD Program in Angio-Cardio-Thoracic Pathophysiology and Imaging, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: francesco.pollari@klinikum-nuernberg.de.
² Cardiac Surgery, Cardiovascular Center, Klinikum Nürnberg - Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany.

PMID: 29759896
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2018.05.001

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Aortic Valve
Aortic Valve Insufficiency / surgery*
Calcium
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Humans
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement*

Substances

Calcium