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The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of wave reflection on transvalvular pressure gradients (TPG), a key parameter for the evaluation of aortic valve stenosis (AS), as well as its prognostic significance in patients with AS undergoing a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>The study population consisted of 351 patients with AS (mean age 84 \u00b1 6 years, 43% males) who underwent a complete hemodynamic evaluation before the TAVR. The baseline assessment included right and left heart catheterization, transthoracic echocardiography, and a thorough evaluation of the left ventricular afterload by means of wave separation analysis. The cohort was divided into quartiles according to the transit time of the backward pressure wave (BWTT). Primary endpoint was all-cause mortality at 1 year.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Early arrival of the backward pressure wave was related to lower cardiac output (Q1: 3.7 \u00b1 0.9 lt\/min vs Q4: 4.4 \u00b1 1.0 lt\/min, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001) and higher aortic systolic blood pressure (Q1: 132 \u00b1 26 mmHg vs Q4: 117 \u00b1 26 mmHg, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> &amp;lt; 0.001). TPG was significantly related to the BWTT, patients in the arrival group exhibiting the lowest TPG (mean TPG, Q1: 37.6 \u00b1 12.7 mmHg vs Q4: 44.8 \u00b1 14.7 mmHg, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.005) for the same aortic valve area (AVA) (Q1: 0.58 \u00b1 0.35 cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup> vs 0.61 \u00b1 0.22 cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.303). In multivariate analysis, BWTT remained an independent determinant of mean TPG (beta 0.3, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.002). Moreover, the prevalence of low-flow, low-gradient AS with preserved ejection fraction was higher in patients with early arterial reflection arrival (Q1: 33.3% vs Q4: 14.9%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.033). Finally, patients with early arrival of the reflected wave (Q1) exhibited higher all-cause mortality at 1 year after the TAVR (unadjusted HR: 2.33, 95% CI: 1.17\u20134.65, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic> = 0.016).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Early reflected wave arrival to the aortic root is associated with poor prognosis and significant aortic hemodynamic alterations in patients undergoing a TAVR for AS. 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