1. Female showed favorable left ventricle hypertrophy regression during post‐TAVR follow‐up
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Cheng‐An Chiu, Pin‐Rong Chen, Yu‐Ju Li, Chong‐Chao Hsieh, Hui‐Chen Yu, Chaw‐Chi Chiu, Jiann‐Woei Huang, Chun‐Yuan Chu, Tsung‐Hsien Lin, and Hsiang‐Chun Lee
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aortic stenosis (AS) ,echocardiography ,sex differences ,transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
Abstract Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a well‐established procedure using a catheter‐introduced valve prosthesis for patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS). This retrospective study investigated sex‐related differences in pre‐ and post‐TAVR clinical and hemodynamic outcomes and analyzed data of the first 100 cases at Kaohsiung Medical University Chung‐Ho Memorial Hospital (KMUH) between December 2013 and December 2021. Baseline characteristics, procedural outcomes, mortality rates, and echocardiographic parameters were analyzed and compared between sexes. Among the 100 patients, male (46%) and female (54%) were of similar age (mean age, male 86.0 years vs. female 84.5 years) and of the same severity of AS (mean pressure gradient, male 47.5 mmHg vs. female 45.7 mmHg) at the time receiving the TAVR procedure. Women had smaller aortic valve areas calculated by continuity equation (0.8 ± 0.3 cm2 vs. 0.7 ± 0.2 cm2, p
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- 2024
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