Impact of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement on Hospitalization Rates: Insights From Nationwide Readmission Database.

ABSTRACT: Background Hospitalization rates after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) remain high, given the age and comorbidities of patients undergoing TAVR. To better understand the impact of TAVR on hospitalization, we sought to compare hospitalization rates before and after TAVR and to examine if underlying patient comorbidities are associated with a differential effect of TAVR on hospitalizations. Methods and Results We used the Nationwide Readmissions Database to identify patients who underwent TAVR. As Nationwide Readmissions Database data do not cross over calendar years, we limited our index admission to hospitalizations during April to September of each calendar year to allow 90 days of observation before and after TAVRs. We calculated the daily risk of all-cause hospitalization

SUBMITTER: Elkaryoni A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8751839 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature