Body Mass Index and Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Pre-TAVR BMI did not significantly affect clinical outcomes in this diverse cohort, challenging the obesity paradox. However, underweight patients exhibited subtle improvements in left ventricular remodeling and valve hemodynamics post-TAVR, highlighting a nuanced role for BMI in recovery.
Authors
- Ashraf Samhan
- Do‐Yoon Kang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6307-0562)
- Duk‐Woo Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6643-0239)
- Abigail S. Baldridge (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1573-0554)
- James D. Flaherty (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6707-8414)
- Alan C. Yeung (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5226-3695)
- Eric Cantey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7065-7169)
- S. Chris Malaisrie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0704-0334)
- William F. Fearon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1799-1368)
- Charles J. Davidson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0783-9995)
- Seung‐Jung Park (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9187-5405)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
- Ulsan College (KR)
- Palo Alto University (US)
- Cardiovascular Institute of the South (US)
- University of Michigan (US)
- Asan Medical Center (KR)
- University of Ulsan (KR)
- Stanford Medicine (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JACC Asia
- Published
- 2025-09-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacasi.2025.06.012
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.16
Funders
- Cardiovascular Research Foundation
- Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center