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Patient risk evaluation for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (PRE-TAVR) - identification of real-time predictors of short- and long-term mortality. 经导管主动脉瓣置换术(PRE-TAVR)患者风险评估——识别短期和长期死亡率的实时预测因子
IF 3.7 2区 医学
Clinical Research in Cardiology Pub Date : 2025-11-01 Epub Date: 2025-07-07 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-025-02704-6
Julian Kreutz, Philipp Lauten, Georgios Chatzis, Marie Nabrotzki, Nikolaos Patsalis, Styliani Syntila, Harald Lapp, Bernhard Schieffer, Birgit Markus
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Patients with paradoxical low-flow, low-gradient aortic stenosis gain the least benefit from TAVI among all hemodynamic subtypes. 在所有血流动力学亚型中,矛盾性低流量、低梯度主动脉瓣狭窄患者从 TAVI 中获益最少。
IF 3.7 2区 医学
Clinical Research in Cardiology Pub Date : 2025-11-01 Epub Date: 2024-07-02 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-024-02482-7
Miriam Puls, Bo Eric Beuthner, Rodi Topci, Christoph Friedemann Jacob, Kristin Elisabeth Steinhaus, Niels Paul, Tim Beißbarth, Karl Toischer, Claudius Jacobshagen, Gerd Hasenfuß
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High residual gradients after transcatheter aortic valve implantation in raphe-type bicuspid aortic valve stenosis: insights from the AD-HOC registry. 经导管主动脉瓣置入术治疗raphe型二尖瓣狭窄后的高残留梯度:来自AD-HOC登记的见解。
IF 3.7 2区 医学
Clinical Research in Cardiology Pub Date : 2025-11-01 Epub Date: 2025-08-06 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-025-02726-0
Francesco Tartaglia, Mauro Gitto, Won-Keun Kim, Pier Pasquale Leone, Tommaso Fabris, Chiara De Biase, Giuliano Costa, Nicholas Montarello, Andrea Scotti, Michele Bellamoli, Mesfer Alfadhel, Ofir Koren, Simone Fezzi, Barbara Bellini, Mauro Massussi, Giulia Costa, Chiara Fraccaro, Alessandro Mazzapicchi, Enrico Giacomin, Francesco Burzotta, Andrea Zito, Riccardo Gorla, Marco Angelillis, Karsten Hug, Carlo Briguori, Luca Bettari, Antonio Messina, Michele Galasso, Damiano Regazzoli, Greta Cattaneo, Mauro Boiago, Gianmaria Calamita, Giulia Laterra, Matthias Renker, Mario Garcia Gomez, Alfonso Ielasi, Uri Landes, Tobias Rheude, Francesco Bedogni, Ignacio Amat Santos, Francesco Saia, Lin Bai, Mao Chen, Marianna Adamo, Marco De Carlo, Matteo Montorfano, Raj R Makkar, Darren Mylotte, Daniel J Blackman, Marco Barbanti, Didier Tchetche, Giuseppe Tarantini, Azeem Latib, Diego Maffeo, Ole De Backer, Andrea Buono, Antonio Mangieri
{"title":"High residual gradients after transcatheter aortic valve implantation in raphe-type bicuspid aortic valve stenosis: insights from the AD-HOC registry.","authors":"Francesco Tartaglia, Mauro Gitto, Won-Keun Kim, Pier Pasquale Leone, Tommaso Fabris, Chiara De Biase, Giuliano Costa, Nicholas Montarello, Andrea Scotti, Michele Bellamoli, Mesfer Alfadhel, Ofir Koren, Simone Fezzi, Barbara Bellini, Mauro Massussi, Giulia Costa, Chiara Fraccaro, Alessandro Mazzapicchi, Enrico Giacomin, Francesco Burzotta, Andrea Zito, Riccardo Gorla, Marco Angelillis, Karsten Hug, Carlo Briguori, Luca Bettari, Antonio Messina, Michele Galasso, Damiano Regazzoli, Greta Cattaneo, Mauro Boiago, Gianmaria Calamita, Giulia Laterra, Matthias Renker, Mario Garcia Gomez, Alfonso Ielasi, Uri Landes, Tobias Rheude, Francesco Bedogni, Ignacio Amat Santos, Francesco Saia, Lin Bai, Mao Chen, Marianna Adamo, Marco De Carlo, Matteo Montorfano, Raj R Makkar, Darren Mylotte, Daniel J Blackman, Marco Barbanti, Didier Tchetche, Giuseppe Tarantini, Azeem Latib, Diego Maffeo, Ole De Backer, Andrea Buono, Antonio Mangieri","doi":"10.1007/s00392-025-02726-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00392-025-02726-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) stenosis poses several challenges when transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is performed, including the risk of high residual gradients (HRG).</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To identify incidence, predictors and outcomes of HRG after TAVI in Sievers type 1 BAV stenosis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Consecutive patients with Sievers type 1 BAV stenosis undergoing TAVI at 24 international centers from 2016 to 2023 were enrolled. HRG were defined as a mean transvalvular gradient ≥ 20 mmHg at 30 days, according to Valve Academic Research Consortium-3 (VARC-3) criteria. The primary endpoint was major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), defined as a composite of all-cause death, neurologic events or hospitalization for heart failure, assessed at 3 years after TAVI. Secondary endpoints included the single components of the primary outcome. Endpoints were assessed according to the presence of HRG, before and after covariate adjustment for clinically relevant confounders.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 972 patients were enrolled. HRG post-TAVI were found in 35 patients (3.6%). Patients with HRG had a higher preprocedural aortic valve gradient (57.0 [interquartile range: 49.0-69.0] mmHg vs 48.0 [40.0-58.0] mmHg, p < 0.001) and received smaller transcatheter heart valve (THV) (26.0 [23.0-29.0] mm vs 29.0 [26.0-29.0] mm, p < 0.001) when compared to patients with normal residual gradients (NRG). The only independent predictor of HRG was a bioprosthesis size ≤ 23 mm. At 3 years, MACE occurred in 35.0% of HRG patients and 22.3% of NRG patients (adjusted hazard ratio [HR]: 2.41, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.15-5.04; p = 0.019). HRG patients had a higher risk of neurologic events as compared to NRG patients (13.3% versus 4.5%, adjusted HR: 4.50, 95% CI: 1.52-13.30, p = 0.007).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>After TAVI in Sievers type 1 BAV stenosis, HRG occurred in around 4% of cases and were associated with an increased risk of MACE and neurologic events.</p>","PeriodicalId":10474,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Research in Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":"1595-1605"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144788434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Sex-related hormonal variances and clinical outcomes in TAVR patients. TAVR患者性别相关激素差异和临床结局。
IF 3.7 2区 医学
Clinical Research in Cardiology Pub Date : 2025-11-01 Epub Date: 2025-02-24 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-025-02623-6
Mustafa Mousa Basha, Baravan Al-Kassou, Marcel Weber, Thomas Beiert, Farhad Bakhtiary, Sebastian Zimmer, Georg Nickenig, Philip Roger Goody, Jasmin Shamekhi
{"title":"Sex-related hormonal variances and clinical outcomes in TAVR patients.","authors":"Mustafa Mousa Basha, Baravan Al-Kassou, Marcel Weber, Thomas Beiert, Farhad Bakhtiary, Sebastian Zimmer, Georg Nickenig, Philip Roger Goody, Jasmin Shamekhi","doi":"10.1007/s00392-025-02623-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00392-025-02623-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Sex-related differences play a pivotal role in disease manifestation and outcome in patients with cardiovascular disease, including aortic valve stenosis (AS). However, data regarding sex-related hormonal differences in AS patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is lacking.</p><p><strong>Objectives: </strong>We aimed to assess sex-related hormonal variances in patients with severe symptomatic AS and to evaluate the impact of these hormonal differences on the clinical outcomes after TAVR.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In a total of 361 TAVR patients, we assessed the hormonal status, including cortisol, parathormone (PTH), insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1), dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAs), estradiol, progesterone and testosterone prior to TAVR. We compared baseline characteristics and outcome data according to sex and hormonal parameters. The primary endpoint was 1-year all-cause mortality according to sex; secondary endpoints included the risk of 1-year all-cause mortality in conjunction with hormone levels, with pre-specified cut-off values.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Rates of 1-year all-cause mortality were comparable between the sexes (p = 0.285). Cox regression analysis revealed significant associations between 1-year mortality and levels of cortisol (HR 2.30; p = 0.007), PTH (HR 2.09; p = 0.019), DHEA-S (HR 0.47; p = 0.016), and IGF-1 (HR 0.42; p = 0.004) in the overall cohort. Elevated cortisol levels (p = 0.011), decreased DHEA-S levels (p = 0.007), and lower IGF-1 levels (p = 0.017) were significantly associated with higher rates of 1-year all-cause mortality in males. Conversely, higher PTH levels were significantly associated with an increased risk of 1-year mortality in females (p = 0.012).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Sex-specific hormonal differences significantly impact the prognosis of severe AS patients undergoing TAVR. Elevated cortisol levels and decreased DHEA-S and IGF-1 levels in males, as well as higher levels of PTH in females, were associated with an increased mortality risk.</p>","PeriodicalId":10474,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Research in Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":"1527-1536"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12540518/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143482395","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Predictive performance of the TRI-SCORE in patients with severe aortic stenosis and concomitant tricuspid regurgitation undergoing TAVR. TRI-SCORE对重度主动脉瓣狭窄合并三尖瓣反流行TAVR患者的预测价值
IF 3.7 2区 医学
Clinical Research in Cardiology Pub Date : 2025-11-01 Epub Date: 2025-05-12 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-025-02671-y
Mustafa Mousa Basha, Baravan Al-Kassou, Christopher Gestrich, Marcel Weber, Thomas Beiert, Sebastian Zimmer, Farhad Bakhtiary, Georg Nickenig, Jasmin Shamekhi
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Fighting time: the critical importance of pre-TAVR mortality risk prediction. 战斗时间:tavr前死亡风险预测的关键重要性。
IF 3.7 2区 医学
Clinical Research in Cardiology Pub Date : 2025-11-01 Epub Date: 2025-06-23 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-025-02698-1
Jasmin Shamekhi, Marius Ebert, Angelina Lorek, Irina Eckardt, Baravan Al-Kassou, Mustafa Mousa Basha, Marcel Weber, Miriam Silaschi, Farhad Bakhtiary, Georg Nickenig, Sebastian Zimmer
{"title":"Fighting time: the critical importance of pre-TAVR mortality risk prediction.","authors":"Jasmin Shamekhi, Marius Ebert, Angelina Lorek, Irina Eckardt, Baravan Al-Kassou, Mustafa Mousa Basha, Marcel Weber, Miriam Silaschi, Farhad Bakhtiary, Georg Nickenig, Sebastian Zimmer","doi":"10.1007/s00392-025-02698-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00392-025-02698-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Symptomatic severe aortic valve stenosis (AS) is a life-threatening condition requiring prompt medical attention. While transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is an effective treatment, current scheduling practices often do not account for individual patient risk profiles due to limited data on mortality rates during the waiting period and a lack of viable risk assessment. Consequently, non-prioritized wait times may be unacceptably long for high-risk patient populations.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate the mortality rate of patients with symptomatic severe AS awaiting TAVR and identify pragmatic clinical risk predictors during this period.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Between January 2019 and December 2023, 2,454 patients with symptomatic severe AS, were scheduled for TAVR after an interdisciplinary Heart Team discussion at the Heart Center Bonn. Mortality during the waiting period was assessed, and the characteristics of survivors (patients who underwent TAVR) were compared to non-survivors (patients who died before the procedure).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The median waiting time for TAVR was 41 days. A total of 105 (4.3%) patients died during the waiting period, with a median time to death of 29 days. By comparison, 30 day post-TAVR mortality, including the intervention, was 1.7%. Multivariate regression analysis identified independent predictors of pre-TAVR mortality including reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate, mitral regurgitation, tricuspid regurgitation, and advanced heart failure symptoms. An IMPACT score, incorporating these parameters, strongly predicted outcome with a hazard ratio for mortality of 2.1 greatly outperforming both EuroSCORE II and STS-PROM. The IMPACT score of ≥ 5 identified high-risk patients with a pre-TAVR mortality rate of 12.6%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The mortality rate for patients with symptomatic severe AS awaiting TAVR is unacceptably high. Utilizing the IMPACT score could enable precise risk stratification, identifying patients who require urgent or prioritized intervention to improve outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":10474,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Research in Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":"1565-1573"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12540598/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144474113","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Fibrin clot strength is associated with increased risk of major adverse cardiac events after TAVR. 纤维蛋白凝块强度与TAVR后主要不良心脏事件的风险增加相关。
IF 3.7 2区 医学
Clinical Research in Cardiology Pub Date : 2025-11-01 Epub Date: 2025-10-06 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-025-02749-7
David Hesselbarth, Michelle D'Orazio, Giovanni Ciccarone, Diona Gjermeni, Carina Jülch, Marius Wessinger, Mariya Maslarska, Jonathan Rilinger, Ingo Hilgendorf, Dennis Wolf, Klaus Kaier, Daniel Duerschmied, Torben Pottgiesser, Constantin von Zur Mühlen, Dirk Westermann, Christoph B Olivier
{"title":"Fibrin clot strength is associated with increased risk of major adverse cardiac events after TAVR.","authors":"David Hesselbarth, Michelle D'Orazio, Giovanni Ciccarone, Diona Gjermeni, Carina Jülch, Marius Wessinger, Mariya Maslarska, Jonathan Rilinger, Ingo Hilgendorf, Dennis Wolf, Klaus Kaier, Daniel Duerschmied, Torben Pottgiesser, Constantin von Zur Mühlen, Dirk Westermann, Christoph B Olivier","doi":"10.1007/s00392-025-02749-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00392-025-02749-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Patients after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) are at increased risk of both major adverse cardiac events (MACE), including ischemic and thrombotic complications, as well as significant bleeding. Given this delicate balance between prothrombotic and hemorrhagic risk, the assessment of hemostatic markers might help identify patients at increased risk.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To identify hemostatic markers associated with MACE and bleeding following TAVR.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this prospective single-center cohort study, of patients undergoing TAVR from November 2020 to June 2022, the association of hemostatic profiles and clinical outcomes was assessed. The profiling included thromboelastography (TEG), light transmission aggregometry (LTA), and conventional laboratory markers to assess thrombogenicity. The outcome was MACE (death, myocardial infarction, or stroke) and major/non-major clinically relevant bleeding at 6 months.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 107 patients included, 104 completed follow-up. At 6 months, 9% experienced MACE, and 10% had clinically relevant bleeding. Platelet-fibrin clot strength, reflected by the maximum amplitude (MA-citrated kaolin) in thrombelastography, was elevated in patients with MACE (per 1 mm increase: HR 1.26 [1.02;1.56], p = 0.03). Fibrin's role in the maximum clot strength was crucial. Elevated fibrinogen levels, increased citrated functional fibrinogen (MA-CFF), and faster fibrin formation (alpha-angle[α]) associated with a higher risk of MACE (per 20 mg/dL fibrinogen increase: HR 1.15 [1.02-1.28], p = 0.02; per 5 mm MA-CFF increase: HR 1.59 [1.12-2.26], p < 0.01; per degree α-citrated rapid TEG increase: HR 1.55 [1.10-2.19], p = 0.01), respectively. High on-treatment ADP-induced platelet reactivity assessed by LTA was associated with a lower risk of major and non-major clinically relevant bleeding at 6 months (per 10% MA-ADP increase: HR 0.66 [0.47;0.93] p=0.02 ).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Selected hemostatic markers associated with the risk of MACE and bleeding within 6 months in patients post-TAVR, with fibrin clot strength identified as a principal marker.</p>","PeriodicalId":10474,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Research in Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":"1606-1615"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12540584/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145231544","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Long-term outcome of bail-out ViV-TAVI at index procedure. 救助ViV-TAVI指数程序的长期结果。
IF 3.7 2区 医学
Clinical Research in Cardiology Pub Date : 2025-11-01 Epub Date: 2025-04-29 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-025-02640-5
Isabel Horn, Hazem Omran, Sabine Bleiziffer, Smita Scholtz, Kai Friedrichs, Cornelia Piper, Johanna Bormann, Sara Waezsada, Max Potratz, René Schramm, Volker Rudolph, Tanja K Rudolph
{"title":"Long-term outcome of bail-out ViV-TAVI at index procedure.","authors":"Isabel Horn, Hazem Omran, Sabine Bleiziffer, Smita Scholtz, Kai Friedrichs, Cornelia Piper, Johanna Bormann, Sara Waezsada, Max Potratz, René Schramm, Volker Rudolph, Tanja K Rudolph","doi":"10.1007/s00392-025-02640-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00392-025-02640-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to compare in-hospital and long-term outcomes of patients with bail-out valve-in-valve TAVI due to a primarily failed transcatheter aortic valves procedure (bViV-TAVI) versus a successful transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We recorded bViV-TAVI procedures at our center from February 2011 to March 2022. Primary endpoint was long-term mortality. In-hospital mortality, stroke, acute kidney failure, need for new permanent pacemaker, and duration of intervention were secondary endpoints.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>4555 patients undergoing TAVI were retrospectively included. 231 matched (77:154) patients were analyzed. BViV-TAVI was a rare event (1.9%). In 76.7% of the cases transcatheter valve embolization and migration were the reasons for implanting a second valve in the same procedure. Significant PVL accounted for bViV-TAVI in 23.4% of the patients. The duration of the intervention was significantly longer for the bViV-TAVI group (p < 0.001). BViV-TAVI patients showed higher rates of a new permanent pacemaker implantation (p = 0.013) and the postprocedural mean pressure was significantly higher (p = 0.03). Concerning the other secondary endpoints there was a trend for a higher event rate in bVIV-TAVI patients which did not reach significant difference. After an average follow-up period of 4.9 ± 3.0 years, mortality was significantly higher in the bViV-TAVI group (54.5% vs. 39.0%, p = 0.025).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The implantation of a second valve during the same procedure as bail-out is a feasible alternative treatment option in patients with failed transcatheter aortic valve procedures. However, increased long-term mortality must be taken into account.</p>","PeriodicalId":10474,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Research in Cardiology","volume":" ","pages":"1445-1454"},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12540624/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143957228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Prognostic utility of mid-regional pro-adrenomedullin and growth differentiation factor 15 in patients undergoing transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve implantation. 经口经导管主动脉瓣植入术患者中区前肾上腺髓质素和生长分化因子15的预后作用。
IF 3.7 2区 医学
Clinical Research in Cardiology Pub Date : 2025-11-01 Epub Date: 2024-10-25 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-024-02560-w
Kerstin Piayda, Stanislav Keranov, Luisa Schulz, Mani Arsalan, Christoph Liebetrau, Won-Keun Kim, Felsix J Hofmann, Pascal Bauer, Sandra Voss, Christian Troidl, Samuel T Sossalla, Christian W Hamm, Holger M Nef, Oliver Dörr
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Low-flow in aortic valve stenosis patients with reduced ejection fraction does not depend on left ventricular function. 射血分数降低的主动脉瓣狭窄患者的低流量与左心室功能无关。
IF 3.7 2区 医学
Clinical Research in Cardiology Pub Date : 2025-11-01 Epub Date: 2024-01-18 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-023-02372-4
Svante Gersch, Torben Lange, Bo Eric Beuthner, Manar Elkenani, Niels Paul, Moritz Schnelle, Elisabeth Zeisberg, Miriam Puls, Gerd Hasenfuß, Andreas Schuster, Karl Toischer
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