Functional status and quality of life after transcatheter aortic valve replacement: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The functional and quality-of-life benefits of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) have not been established.

Purpose

To evaluate the changes in functional status and quality of life after TAVR.

Data sources

MEDLINE, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials from 1 January 2002 to 30 September 2013.

Study selection

Studies of TAVR that reported the New York Heart Association (NYHA) class, Short Form-12/36 Health Survey physical and mental component summary (points), or other measures of functional status.

Data extraction

Two reviewers independently extracted the mean change (follow-up minus baseline) in primary outcomes. Because of substantial heterogeneity, data were not pooled; the range of mean change was summ

SUBMITTER: Kim CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4039034 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature