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Inflammatory Markers In Bicuspid Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, Molly N. Pantelic, Paul Nona, Dee Dee Wang
Inflammatory Markers In Bicuspid Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, Molly N. Pantelic, Paul Nona, Dee Dee Wang
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Background
Aortic stenosis (AS) has a prevalence of 2%. Valve replacement is the definitive treatment for AS, with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) offering a minimally invasive alternative to surgery.
Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital cardiac abnormality. BAV patients are predisposed to AS, and comprise a distinct, younger TAVR patient population. Given limited prior work on inflammatory markers for TAVR risk assessment, this study sought to investigate if white blood cell count (WBC) correlates with BAV TAVR patient severity and post-TAVR outcomes.
Methods
A single-center retrospective analysis was performed on patients with BAV who underwent TAVR …