Comparison of In-Hospital Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Obese (Body Mass Index ≥ 30 Kg/M2) Patients
Ando T, Akintoye E, Trehan N, Telila T, Briasoulis A, Takagi H, Grines C, Afonso L. Comparison of In-Hospital Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement in Obese (Body Mass Index ≥ 30 Kg/M2) Patients. The American Journal Of Cardiology 2017, 120: 1858-1862. PMID: 28860018, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2017.07.098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAortic ValveAortic Valve StenosisBody Mass IndexComorbidityFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHospital MortalityHumansIncidenceInpatientsMaleObesityPostoperative ComplicationsPrevalencePrognosisPropensity ScoreRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurvival RateTime FactorsTranscatheter Aortic Valve ReplacementUnited StatesConceptsTranscatheter aortic valve implantationSurgical aortic valve replacementAortic valve replacementTAVI patientsNonroutine dischargeObese patientsValve replacementTranscatheter Aortic Valve Implantation Versus Surgical Aortic Valve ReplacementNationwide Inpatient Sample databaseHigher co-morbidity burdenCertain perioperative complicationsAcute kidney injuryIn-Hospital OutcomesShorter hospital stayAortic valve implantationCo-morbidity burdenMedian hospital costsAcute myocardial infarctionLength of stayCharlson scoreDeyo's modificationHospital mortalityCardiac complicationsHospital stayKidney injury