TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT ACUTELY IMPROVES MYOCARDIAL METABOLIC ENERGETIC PROFILE

Aortic stenosis has become the most frequent type of valvular heart disease in industrialized countries. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement is the procedure of choice when the risk of surgery is prohibitive. A total of 49 patients (26 males, mean age 80±6 years) with symptomatic severe aortic