Geographic Access to Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement Centers in the United States: Insights From the Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Geographic access to transcatheter aortic replacement (TAVR) centers varies in the United States as a result of controlled expansion through minimum volume requirements.

Objective

To describe the current geographic access to TAVR centers in the United States.

Design, setting, and participants

Observational study from June 1, 2015, to June 30, 2017. United States census data were used to describe access to TAVR center. Google Maps and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons American College of Cardiology Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry were used to describe characteristics of patients undergoing successful TAVR according to proximity to implanting center. The study analyzed 47 527 537 individuals 65 years and older in the United States and 31 098 patients who

SUBMITTER: Marquis-Gravel G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7287974 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature