Outcomes of transcatheter aortic valve implantations in high-volume or low-volume centres in Germany.
Vera OettingerKlaus KaierTimo HeidtMarkus HortmannDennis WolfAndreas ZirlikManfred ZehenderChristoph BodeConstantin von Zur MühlenPeter StachonPublished in: Heart (British Cardiac Society) (2020)
A minimum volume of 50 procedures per centre and year appears suitable to allow for sufficient routine and thus better in-hospital outcomes, while ensuring nationwide coverage of TAVI procedures.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic stenosis
- aortic valve replacement
- healthcare
- clinical practice
- metabolic syndrome
- emergency department
- type diabetes
- ejection fraction
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- left ventricular
- coronary artery disease
- affordable care act