Impact of arm circumference on clinical outcomes in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although Arm circumference (AC) is considered to be a predictor of clinical outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), limited data are available on the impact of this anthropometric measurement. This study aimed to investigate the clinical impact of AC on the outcomes of patients who underwent TAVR.

Methods

AC was investigated in consecutive patients who underwent TAVR between March 2014 and May 2018. Patients were divided into low AC (n = 220) and high AC (n = 127) groups by a classification and regression tree (CART) survival model, and their baseline characteristics and mortality were compared. The correlations of AC with other frailty markers were also evaluated.

Results

One-year clinical follow-up was completed in 100% of cases, and 89

SUBMITTER: Shibata K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9118512 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature