Clinical and economical impact of the presence of an extended heart team throughout the balloon-expandable transcatheter aortic valve implantation procedure.
Michal DroppaOliver BorstThomas KatzenbergerRoland KrauseKarin BramlagePeter BramlageHenning F LausbergChristian SchlensakChristian GrasshoffMeinrad GawazTobias GeislerPublished in: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society (2018)
At our site, the presence of an EHT throughout the TAVI procedure appears to substantially increase hospital expenditure without significantly improving patient outcomes. We suggest that TAVI by a minimalist HT with a surgical team on call in case of emergency may be sufficient.
Keyphrases
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic valve
- aortic valve replacement
- aortic stenosis
- palliative care
- minimally invasive
- healthcare
- emergency department
- quality improvement
- public health
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- heart failure
- ejection fraction
- left ventricular
- acute care
- adverse drug
- emergency medical