Economic Disparities in Utilization and Outcomes of Structural Heart Disease Interventions in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Disparities in access to care cause negative health consequences for underserved populations. Economic disparities in structural heart disease (SHD) interventions are not well characterized.

Objectives

The objective of this study was to evaluate economic disparities in the utilization and outcomes of SHD interventions in the United States.

Methods

We queried the National Inpatient Sample (2016-2020) to examine economic disparities in the utilization, in-hospital outcomes, length of stay, and cost of SHD interventions among patients ≥65 years of age. Outcomes were determined using logistic regression models.

Results

A total of 401,005 weighted hospitalizations for transcatheter aortic valve replacement, left atrial appendage occlusion, transcatheter m

SUBMITTER: Ismayl M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11312775 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature