The Official Journal of EuroPCR and the European Association of Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (EAPCI)
INTERVENTIONS FOR VALVULAR DISEASE AND HEART FAILURE
Effect of resting heart rate on two-year clinical outcomes of high-risk patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Crochan J. O’Sullivan1,2, MD, PhD; Ernest Spitzer1,3, MD; Dik Heg4,5, PhD; Fabien Praz1, MD; Stefan Stortecky1, MD; Christoph Huber5, MD; Thierry Carrel5, MD; Thomas Pilgrim1, MD; Stephan Windecker6*, MD
1. Department of Cardiology, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland; 2. Department of Cardiology, Stadtspital Triemli, Zürich, Switzerland; 3. Cardialysis, Clinical Research Management & Core Laboratories, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; 4. Clinical
Aims: Resting heart rate (HRate) is a modifiable risk factor among patients with cardiovascular disease, including aortic stenosis (AS). However, the effect of