Sarcopenia increases death risk in patients undergoing TAVI, finds study
Written By : Medha Baranwal
Medically Reviewed By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2020-11-06 02:02 GMT | Update On 2020-11-06 04:38 GMT
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Korea: Sarcopenia as measured by skeletal muscle index (SMI) significantly increases 1-year mortality risk in patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), suggests a recent study in the American Journal of Cardiology.
There is not much data on the association between sarcopenia and clinical outcomes in patients who underwent TAVI. Yong-Hoon Yoon, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Sejong, Republic of Korea, and colleagues evaluated a total of 522 patients with severe aortic stenosis who underwent TAVI between March 2010 and November 2018 from the prospective ASAN-TAVI registry.
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