THE SHORT-TERM EFFECTS OF TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION ON ARTERIAL FUNCTION

Objective:Aortic stiffness and hemodynamics are independent predictors of cardiovascular morbidity. Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is growingly used in high-surgical risk patients with aortic stenosis. We sought to investigate the effect of TAVI upon aortic vascular function and hemo