Tag Archives: Amyloidosis

Endocarditis infecciosa post TAVI

Amyloidosis and TAVR: Does this Disease Have an Impact?

Amyloidosis and TAVR: Does this Disease Have an Impact?

Amyloidosis is a systemic disease that affects different organs and impairs their function. Recent studies with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) have shown that between 13% and 16% of patients who undergo transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) have amyloidosis.  A review of four studies showed that mortality at 20 months was twice as high when amyloidosis

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