Outcomes of Cardiac Tamponade Post-Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Results From a Tertiary Cardiac Center.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiac tamponade is a rare but potentially lethal complication of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). There is paucity of evidence assessing the incidence and outcomes of patients with cardiac tamponade after TAVR.

Methods

A retrospective review was performed of all patients who underwent TAVR at our institution from January 2013 to January 2019. The clinical characteristics of patients who developed cardiac tamponade in the periprocedural period were compared to the patients who did not develop tamponade. Qualitative and quantitative assessment of aortic annular calcium distribution on cardiac computerized tomography was analyzed.

Results

Twenty out of 2030 patients (0.9%) developed cardiac tamponade post-TAVR. The mean age of the cohort develo

SUBMITTER: Kaur S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11925032 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature