Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
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Catheter Cardiovasc Interv · Jan 2015
Comparative StudyMajor thrombocytopenia after balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valve replacement: prognostic implications and comparison to surgical aortic valve replacement.
We sought to investigate the magnitude and clinical importance of thrombocytopenia post transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). ⋯ Post-TAVR thrombocytopenia is a common phenomenon and its magnitude appears similar to that seen after SAVR. It is most often transient, not associated with adverse sequelae and, unless persistent, should be managed in an expectant fashion. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.