Epicardial adipose tissue and muscle distribution affect outcomes in very old patients after transcatheter aortic valve replacement
Morbidly visceral and epicardial fat accumulation, reduction in muscle area, and GDF-15 increase are strong predictors of adverse outcomes in very old patients post-TAVR.
Authors
- O. Uluocak
- Bernd Niemann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4431-7002)
- R Schulz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4066-4624)
- Holger Nef (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2823-3928)
- Gabriele Anja Krombach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2493-3289)
- Susanne Rohrbach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7523-5221)
- M. Junge
- Andreas Böning
- Fabienne Knapp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8749-284X)
Institutions
- Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen (DE)
- Universitätsklinikum Gießen und Marburg (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal Open
- Published
- 2024-08-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjopen/oeae073
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft