The Impact of Anemia on Clinical Outcomes of Patients Above 80 Years Old Following Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Besir Besir, Carl Ammoury, Alexander Egoavil, Sada Babazade, Wajeh Abuirmaileh, Osamah Badwan, Chadi Tabaja, Issam Motairek, Akiva Rosenzveig, Taha Hatab, Ali Hamam, Radwan Alkhatib, Tamari Lomaia, James J Yun, Serge C Harb, Rhonda Miyasaka, Grant W Reed, Rishi Puri, Amar Krishnaswamy, Samir R Kapadia · 2026
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Besir Besir and a large team focus in 2026 on anemia in the oldest patients receiving a transcatheter aortic valve replacement, a group where the warning sign is easy to overlook. These procedures typically serve people around eighty, and over half of candidates arrive anemic, often from iron deficiency. Causes tied to the valve disease itself, including acquired bleeding tendencies and gut blood loss, add to the usual burdens of age.
The study's highlights report that anemic patients over eighty carried more cardiovascular and other illness at baseline. After the valve procedure, anemia tracked with worse long-term outcomes, including higher mortality and more repeat hospitalizations for heart failure. That adverse signal persisted within this oldest group rather than washing out with age. The authors present anemia as both a risk marker worth screening for and a possible treatment target before intervention.
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| CREATOR | Besir Besir, Carl Ammoury, Alexander Egoavil, Sada Babazade, Wajeh Abuirmaileh, Osamah Badwan, Chadi Tabaja, Issam Motairek, Akiva Rosenzveig, Taha Hatab, Ali Hamam, Radwan Alkhatib, Tamari Lomaia, James J Yun, Serge C Harb, Rhonda Miyasaka, Grant W Reed, Rishi Puri, Amar Krishnaswamy, Samir R Kapadia |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 8731 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |