Comparison of Hospital Outcomes of Transcatheter AorticValve Implantation With Versus Without Hypothyroidism
Subahi A, Yassin A, Adegbala O, Akintoye E, Abubakar H, Elmoghrabi A, Ibrahim W, Ajam M, Pahuja M, Weinberger J, Levine D, Afonso L. Comparison of Hospital Outcomes of Transcatheter AorticValve Implantation With Versus Without Hypothyroidism. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 122: 838-843. PMID: 30037424, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.05.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve implantationHypothyroid patientsImpact of hypothyroidismHospital outcomesSevere symptomatic aortic stenosisNational Inpatient Sample databasePropensity score-matched analysisSymptomatic aortic stenosisAdditional randomized trialsAortic valve implantationCost of hospitalizationHemorrhage requiring transfusionEffect of hypothyroidismHospital mortalityTAVR outcomesHospital stayInpatient mortalityPostprocedural complicationsSecondary outcomesValve implantationAortic stenosisBlood transfusionPrimary outcomeClinical outcomesRandomized trials