Obesity Paradox in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation? Effect of Body-Mass Index on Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation

Authors

Rahul Gupta, Lehigh Valley Heart Institute, Lehigh Valley Health Network, 1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18103, USA.
Theresa Maitz, Department of Internal Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network, 1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18103, USA.
Amir Hossein Behnoush, Universal Scientific Education and Research Network, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Poorsina Street, Keshavarz Boulevard, Tehran 1417653955, Iran.
Amirmohammad Khalaji, Universal Scientific Education and Research Network, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Poorsina Street, Keshavarz Boulevard, Tehran 1417653955, Iran.
Elham Mahmoudi, Universal Scientific Education and Research Network, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Poorsina Street, Keshavarz Boulevard, Tehran 1417653955, Iran.
Akshay Goel, Department of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College, 100 Woods Road, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA.
Aaqib Malik, Department of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College, 100 Woods Road, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA.
Jayakumar Sreenivasan, Department of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College, 100 Woods Road, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA.
Dhrubajyoti Bandyopadhyay, Department of Cardiology, Westchester Medical Center and New York Medical College, 100 Woods Road, Valhalla, NY 10595, USA.
Apurva V. Vyas, Lehigh Valley Heart Institute, Lehigh Valley Health Network, 1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18103, USA.
Nainesh C. Patel, Lehigh Valley Heart Institute, Lehigh Valley Health Network, 1200 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18103, USA.

Author Type(s)

Faculty, Resident/Fellow

Journal Title

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

First Page

e362

Last Page

e364

Document Type

Letter to the Editor

Publication Date

12-21-2022

Department

Medicine

Recommended Citation

Gupta, R., Maitz, T., Behnoush, A. H., Khalaji, A., Mahmoudi, E., Goel, A., Malik, A., Sreenivasan, J., Bandyopadhyay, D., Vyas, A. V., & Patel, N. C. (2022). Obesity Paradox in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation? Effect of Body-Mass Index on Clinical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, 29 (18), e362-e364. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwac215