Journal of cardiology
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Journal of cardiology · Jul 2019
Evaluation of objective nutritional indexes as predictors of one-year outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve implantation.
Objective nutritional indexes have been shown to predict prognoses in some clinical settings. We aimed to investigate the prognostic values of these indexes in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). ⋯ The CONUT score and PNI are associated with 1-year clinical outcomes especially with 1-year all-cause mortality in patients undergoing TAVI. Moreover, the CONUT score and PNI might have better predictive values than GNRI.
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Journal of cardiology · Jul 2019
Multicenter Study Observational StudyCryoablation for paroxysmal and persistent AF in patients with structural heart disease and preserved ejection fraction: Clinical outcomes from 1STOP, a multicenter observational project.
Pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is an accepted strategy for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation (PAF) and persistent AF (PerAF) ablation. Limited data are available on outcomes of cryoballoon (CB) PVI in patients with structural heart disease (SHD). The purpose is to assess the clinical efficacy of a single CB-PVI procedure in patients with PAF or PerAF who also have SHD. ⋯ clinicaltrials.gov (NCT01007474).