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TAVR patients count on their thrombocytes: Platelets count is accountable for the outcomes!
Author(s) -
Oliveira Fredric Assis,
Lemos Pedro A.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.29171
Subject(s) - medicine , platelet , valve replacement , cardiology , intensive care medicine , stenosis
Key Points Chronic thrombocytopenia is frequent in patients undergoing TAVR in the real world. Chronic thrombocytopenia is associated with worse in‐hospital outcomes after TAVR. Future research is necessary to establish a better way of conducting and monitoring these patients.