Spatial analysis and factors associated with transcatheter aortic valve implantation in Portugal: a retrospective analysis from 2015 to 2017.
Fernando Genovez de AvelarIsabel EmmerickJoana AlvesPublished in: BMJ open (2023)
TAVI increased over the years. TAVI is more often performed in more severe patients as an alternative to SAVR with similar discharge outcomes. These results suggest the existence of geographic disparities in the availability and access to healthcare services and technologies.
Keyphrases
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic stenosis
- ejection fraction
- aortic valve
- healthcare
- aortic valve replacement
- end stage renal disease
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- primary care
- mental health
- prognostic factors
- early onset
- heart failure
- left ventricular
- adipose tissue
- health information
- atrial fibrillation
- drug induced