Association of Low Alanine Aminotransferase Levels and Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Tricuspid Valve Edge-to-Edge Repair - PubMed
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- The study explores the association between low alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels and outcomes in patients undergoing tricuspid valve edge-to-edge repair.
- Key outcomes include mortality and clinical complications, with low ALT levels potentially indicating frailty or sarcopenia in tricuspid regurgitation patients.
- The research is based on a registry cohort, with funding support from the German Heart Foundation for data collection from Hamburg patients.
- Multiple authors disclosed financial relationships with medical device and pharmaceutical companies, though these were reported as unrelated to the study.