{
    "abstract": "Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) underwent progressive improvements until it became the default therapy for inoperable patients, and a recommended therapy in high-risk operable patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis. Recent evidence will further support TAVI as treatment for a growing number of patients. Areas covered: This review will discuss on the current knowledge about the role of both pre-procedural chronic kidney disease (CKD) and post-procedural acute kidney injury (AKI) in adult patients with severe aortic stenosis undergoing TAVI. Expert commentary: Pre-procedural CKD is one of the most frequent comorbidities of TAVI patients and has been found to significantly worsen patients' prognosis at short and long-term follow-up. Similarly, post-procedural AKI is a frequent and relevant complication associated with increased mortality. The risk stratification of the patient, the prevention of complications and the appropriate post-procedural management are the main focus of the future research aimed at further improving clinical outcomes of TAVI patients.",
    "authors": [
        {
            "affiliation": "a Division of Cardiology, Ferrarotto Hospital , University of Catania , Catania , Italy.",
            "firstname": "Marco",
            "initials": "M",
            "lastname": "Barbanti"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "b Division of Cardiology - Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences , Federico II University , Naples , Italy.",
            "firstname": "Giuseppe",
            "initials": "G",
            "lastname": "Gargiulo"
        },
        {
            "affiliation": "a Division of Cardiology, Ferrarotto Hospital , University of Catania , Catania , Italy.\nc Excellence Through Newest Advances (ETNA) Foundation , Catania , Italy.",
            "firstname": "Corrado",
            "initials": "C",
            "lastname": "Tamburino"
        }
    ],
    "conclusions": null,
    "copyrights": null,
    "doi": "10.1080/14779072.2016.1234377",
    "journal": "Expert review of cardiovascular therapy",
    "keywords": [
        "TAVI",
        "acute kidney injury",
        "chronic kidney disease",
        "mortality",
        "renal dysfunction"
    ],
    "methods": null,
    "publication_date": "2016-09-17",
    "pubmed_id": "27636535",
    "results": null,
    "title": "Renal dysfunction and transcatheter aortic valve implantation outcomes.",
    "xml": "<Element 'PubmedArticle' at 0x788504a8e7f0>"
}