Impact of procedural capacity on transcatheter aortic valve replacement wait times and outcomes: a study of regional variation in Ontario, Canada.
Kayley A HenningMithunan RavindranFeng QiuNeil P FamTej N SethPeter C AustinHarindra C WijeysunderaPublished in: Open heart (2020)
The results of the present study have important policy implications, suggesting that there is a need to improve TAVR capacity, as well as develop wait-time strategies to triage patients, in order to decrease wait times and mitigate the hazard of adverse patient outcomes while on the waitlist.
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