Applicability of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Trials to Real-World Clinical Practice Findings From EXTEND-CoreValve
Butala NM, Secemsky E, Kazi DS, Song Y, Strom JB, Faridi KF, Brennan JM, Elmariah S, Shen C, Yeh RW. Applicability of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Trials to Real-World Clinical Practice Findings From EXTEND-CoreValve. JACC Cardiovascular Interventions 2021, 14: 2112-2123. PMID: 34620389, PMCID: PMC8855223, DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2021.08.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) trialsReal-world patientsReal-world populationTrial patientsPivotal trialsClinical practiceTreatment effectsReplacement trialsAbsolute reductionClinical practice findingsU.S. clinical practiceCharacteristics of patientsCongestive heart failureTrial treatment effectPatient characteristicsTrial cohortHeart failureMedicare cohortAbsolute benefitConventional therapyClinical trialsInverse probability weightingMedicare patientsTAVRMedicare beneficiaries