Obesity Paradox in the Clinical Significance of Effective Prosthetic Orifice Area After Aortic Valve Replacement

JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2019 Jan;12(1):208-210. doi: 10.1016/j.jcmg.2018.04.018. Epub 2018 Jun 13.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Aortic Valve / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Valve / physiopathology
  • Aortic Valve / surgery*
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / complications
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / physiopathology
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Bioprosthesis*
  • Body Mass Index
  • Female
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / instrumentation*
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Obesity / complications*
  • Obesity / diagnosis
  • Obesity / physiopathology
  • Postoperative Complications / etiology*
  • Postoperative Complications / physiopathology
  • Prospective Studies
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome