2021
Scope of Practice of US Interventional Cardiologists from an Analysis of Medicare Billing Data
Murugiah K, Chen L, Castro-Dominguez Y, Khera R, Krumholz HM. Scope of Practice of US Interventional Cardiologists from an Analysis of Medicare Billing Data. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2021, 160: 40-45. PMID: 34610872, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2021.08.041.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Comparison of Outcomes of Transfemoral Versus Transapical Approach for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation
Kumar N, Khera R, Fonarow GC, Bhatt DL. Comparison of Outcomes of Transfemoral Versus Transapical Approach for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2018, 122: 1520-1526. PMID: 30190074, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2018.07.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute Kidney InjuryAge DistributionAged, 80 and overBlood TransfusionCohort StudiesDatabases, FactualFemaleHeart FailureHospital MortalityHumansLength of StayMalePacemaker, ArtificialPeripheral Vascular DiseasesPrevalencePropensity ScoreStrokeTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementUnited StatesConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve implantationAcute kidney injuryTA-TAVI proceduresAortic valve implantationTF-TAVIHospital mortalityTA-TAVIPostoperative strokeTransapical approachValve implantationTAVI procedureTA TAVIReal-world patient populationTA-TAVI groupTF-TAVI groupPropensity-matched cohortPeripheral vascular diseasePropensity-matched pairsComparison of outcomesTF approachICD-9 procedureLower ratesTA approachKidney injuryBaseline characteristics