Temporal Trends in Internal vs. External Referrals for TAVR in a Large Academic Center: Patients Characteristics and Outcomes.
Aurelie MerloAudrey KhouryMohsin ShahTabitha LinvilleJohn IkonomidisMatthew CavenderJohn VavalleThomas CaranasosPublished in: Journal of interventional cardiology (2022)
This study presents the referral pattern to a large TAVR center in North Carolina. Over time, there was an increase in external referrals suggesting that TAVR is increasingly adopted as an important component of the management of aortic valve stenosis. Internally and externally referred patients have differences in baseline demographic and clinical characteristics which may have an impact on clinical outcomes.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- aortic stenosis
- ejection fraction
- end stage renal disease
- chronic kidney disease
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- prognostic factors
- aortic valve replacement
- peritoneal dialysis
- heart failure
- type diabetes
- patient reported outcomes
- metabolic syndrome
- patient reported