Computed tomography defined femoral artery plaque composition predicts vascular complications during transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Vascular and bleeding complications after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) are common and lead to increased morbidity and mortality. Analysis of plaque at the arterial access site may improve prediction of complications.

Methods

We investigated the association between demographic and procedural risk factors for Valve Academic Research Consortium (VARC-3) vascular complications in patients undergoing transfemoral TAVI with use of a vascular closure device (ProGlide^® or MANTA^®) in this retrospective cohort study. The ability of pre-procedure femoral CT angiography to predict complications was investigated including a novel method of quantifying plaque composition of the common femoral artery using plaque maps created with patient s

SUBMITTER: Carande EJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10646661 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature