Pre-Procedural 6-Min Walk Test as a Mortality Predictor in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Mitral Valve Repair

Prognostic value of exercise capacity as evaluated by the 6-minute walk test in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

Introduction. The 6MWT is a simple and safe functional test used in clinical trials to assess treatment outcomes, but its prognostic value in patients undergoing TAVI is unknown. The objective of our study was to determine the prognostic value of exercise capacity as evaluated by the 6-minute walking test (6MWT) in patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic...

Transcatheter mitral valve repair and replacement.

Reducing mortality rates in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Our society is rapidly aging, and this is associated with an increase in the number of patients with cardiovascular disease, such as aortic valve stenosis. In the western world, aortic valve stenosis is predominantly the consequence of valve degeneration, which shares some pathophysiological pathways with atherosclerosis, finally leading to leaflet calcification [1]. With the occurrence of symp...

Predictors of Mortality in Patients Undergoing Mitral Valve Replacement.

OBJECTIVE Although mitral valve replacement is frequently performed in patients of all age groups, there are few studies available which determine the causes of operative mortality in mitral valve replacement especially in our region. Therefore, the objective of this study was to identify factors that are significantly associated with operative mortality in mitral valve replacement. METHODS F...

Renal function as predictor of mortality in patients after percutaneous transcatheter aortic valve implantation.

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the influence of baseline renal function and periprocedural acute kidney injury (AKI) on prognosis after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). BACKGROUND Evidence is growing that renal function is a major predictor of mortality in patients after TAVI. METHODS TAVI was performed with the 18-F CoreValve prosthesis via transfemoral ac...