Aortic valve surgery in the UK, trends in activity and outcomes from a 15-year complete national series.
Max BaghaiOlaf WendlerStuart W GrantAndrew T GoodwinTrivedi UdaySimon KendallDavid P JenkinsPublished in: European journal of cardio-thoracic surgery : official journal of the European Association for Cardio-thoracic Surgery (2022)
This study demonstrates that despite an increase in patient risk profile, there has been a consistent reduction in in-hospital mortality within all aortic valve surgery procedures performed in the UK over a 15-year period. Increasing catheter-based interventions have not yet resulted in a significant decrease in surgical aortic valve replacements in the UK.
Keyphrases
- aortic valve
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- minimally invasive
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic valve replacement
- aortic stenosis
- coronary artery bypass
- cross sectional
- surgical site infection
- physical activity
- case report
- quality improvement
- heart failure
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- left ventricular