Temporal Trends in Disease Severity and Predicted Surgical Risk at the Time of Referral for Echocardiography in Patients Diagnosed with Aortic Stenosis
Ersboll M, Samad Z, Al Enezi F, Kisslo J, Schulte PJ, Shaw LK, Køber L, Harrison JK, Bashore T, Brennan M, Velazquez EJ. Temporal Trends in Disease Severity and Predicted Surgical Risk at the Time of Referral for Echocardiography in Patients Diagnosed with Aortic Stenosis. Critical Pathways In Cardiology A Journal Of Evidence-Based Medicine 2015, 14: 103-109. PMID: 26214813, DOI: 10.1097/hpc.0000000000000048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere aortic stenosisProportion of patientsAortic stenosisSurgical riskHigh-risk aortic valve replacementDisease severityHealth care resource planningAortic valve replacementCalcific aortic stenosisHeart valve surgeryTime of referralTertiary hospital centerNumber of patientsNative aortic valveDuke University HospitalLogistic EuroSCOREValve surgeryValve replacementMedian ageReferral patternsUniversity HospitalAortic valveHospital CenterPatientsReferral