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SUBMITTER: Cetin ZG
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10534754 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Çetin Zehra Güven ZG Balun Ahmet A Çiçekçioğlu Hülya H Demirtaş Bekir B Yiğitbaşı Murat Mehmet MM Özbek Kerem K Çetin Mustafa M
Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) 20230915 9
<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Aortic stenosis (AS) is a widespread valvular disease in developed countries, primarily among the elderly. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has become a viable alternative to aortic valve surgery for patients with severe AS who are deemed a high surgical risk or for whom the AS is found to be inoperable. Predicting outcomes after TAVR is essential. The Naples Prognostic Score (NPS) is a new scoring method that evaluates nutritional status and inflam ...[more]