Forgone Medical Care Associated With Increased Health Care Costs Among the U.S. Heart Failure Population
Thomas A, Valero-Elizondo J, Khera R, Warraich HJ, Reinhardt SW, Ali HJ, Nasir K, Desai NR. Forgone Medical Care Associated With Increased Health Care Costs Among the U.S. Heart Failure Population. JACC Heart Failure 2021, 9: 710-719. PMID: 34391737, DOI: 10.1016/j.jchf.2021.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedEmergency Service, HospitalHealth Care CostsHealth ExpendituresHeart FailureHumansPrevalenceUnited StatesConceptsHeart failureHealth care utilizationHealth care costsHealth care expendituresCare utilizationCare costsMedical careMore emergency department visitsTotal health care costsCare expendituresAnnual health careAnnual inpatient costsPrevalence of patientsEmergency department visitsMedical Expenditure Panel SurveyOverall health care spendingHF patientsElderly patientsCare AssociatedDepartment visitsFailure populationInpatient costsHealth care spendingLeading causePatientsComparison of Transcatheter and Open Mitral Valve Repair Among Patients With Mitral Regurgitation
Kay B, Chouairi F, Clark KAA, Reinhardt SW, Fuery M, Guha A, Ahmad T, Kaple RK, Desai NR. Comparison of Transcatheter and Open Mitral Valve Repair Among Patients With Mitral Regurgitation. Mayo Clinic Proceedings 2021, 96: 1522-1529. PMID: 34088415, DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2021.01.029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMitral valve repairMitral regurgitationValve repairInternational ClassificationPatient underwent mitral valve repairOpen mitral valve repairUnderwent mitral valve repairTranscatheter mitral valve repairStudy periodComparison of transcatheterProhibitive surgical riskTenth Revision codesTotal hospital chargesDegenerative mitral regurgitationNational Inpatient SampleLength of stayTranscatheter mitral valve repair deviceDischarge homeHospital mortalityDischarge dispositionPatient comorbiditiesSurgical riskHospital chargesMedian lengthNinth Revision