Days at home after transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement in high-risk patients
Chung M, Butala N, Faridi K, Almarzooq Z, Liu D, Xu J, Song Y, Baron S, Shen C, Kazi D, Yeh R. Days at home after transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement in high-risk patients. American Heart Journal 2022, 255: 125-136. PMID: 36309128, DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2022.10.080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurgical aortic valve replacementTranscatheter aortic valve replacementHigh-risk patientsAortic valve replacementHigh-risk trialsValve replacementIndex hospitalizationRisk trialsLong-term acute care hospitalSelf-expanding bioprosthesisAcute care hospitalsSkilled nursing facilitiesPatient-centered perspectiveFirst yearIndex LOSTAVR patientsCare hospitalEmergency departmentObservation staysPostprocedural courseLandmark analysisMedicare feeNursing facilitiesService claimsPatients