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. 2022 Aug:41:173-174.
doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2021.12.017. Epub 2021 Dec 21.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Clinical Status of Patients Referred for TAVR

Joris F Ooms  1 , Dilay Gunes  1 , Thijmen W Hokken  1 , Rik Adrichem  1 , Rutger-Jan Nuis  1 , Marjo De Ronde-Tillmans  1 , Jeannette Goudzwaard  2 , Francesco Mattace-Raso  2 , Joost Daemen  1 , Nicolas M Van Mieghem  3
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Clinical Status of Patients Referred for TAVR

Joris F Ooms et al. Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2022 Aug.
No abstract available

Keywords: Balloon aortic valvuloplasty; COVID-19; TAVR.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Competing Interest Joost Daemen received institutional grant/research support from Astra Zeneca, Abbott Vascular, Boston Scientific, ACIST Medical, Medtronic, Pie Medical, and ReCor medical. Nicolas Van Mieghem received research grant support from Abbott Vascular, Boston Scientific, Medtronic, Edwards Lifesciences, Daiichi Sankyo, PulseCath BV. The other authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

Figures

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(Top row) Clinical parameters comparing pre-COVID and COVID era cohorts. (Bottom row) Bar chart representing the number of patients treated with TAVR/BAV over a two-year period. Asterisk and dotted lines mark the start of the outbreak and subsequent outbreak peaks respectively. The red line represents the fraction of patients admitted with acute decompensated aortic stenosis relative to the total TAVR/BAV patients. TAVR: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. BAV: Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty.
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