Acute kidney injury post–transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Ram P, Mezue K, Pressman G, Rangaswami J. Acute kidney injury post–transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Clinical Cardiology 2017, 40: 1357-1362. PMID: 29251358, PMCID: PMC6490570, DOI: 10.1002/clc.22820.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacementAcute kidney injuryImpact of acute kidney injuryIntermediate-risk patientsPatient outcomesAortic valve replacementSevere aortic stenosisHigh-risk patientsCost of hospital stayReduce procedural complicationsPeriprocedural hydrationSurgical candidatesValve replacementAortic stenosisImprove patient outcomesBlood transfusionHemodynamic instabilityProcedural complicationsHospital stayKidney injuryPeriprocedural embolizationTreatment optionsDevice implantationPrevent embolizationContrast medium