Thomas Pilgrim

Relationship between baseline patient-reported health status and patient-centered outcomes after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.

Background Aortic stenosis (AS) impairs health-related quality of life but the prognostic impact of patient-reported health status prior to transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is not fully established.Objectives To investigate the association of patient-reported health...

Promotion of long-term health in early life

Noncommunicable chronic diseases (NCDs) are on the rise in high-income countries, leading to substantial morbidity and mortality and contributing to increased resource demands and healthcare costs. Early-life exposures can initiate trajectories that culminate in NCDs later in lif...