EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology
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TAVI is a minimally invasive alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement or medical therapy in patients with a high or prohibitive operative risk. The clinical significance of baseline anemia and prognostic implications in this patient cohort are unknown. We sought to evaluate the prevalence and prognostic implications of baseline anaemia in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) at our institution. ⋯ In our series, baseline anaemia is common in patients undergoing TAVI, forecasts a need for more red blood cell transfusions and is associated with increased 1-year mortality.