Outcomes in Patients Undergoing Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement With vs Without a Preoperative Heart Team Assessment.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study sought to compare characteristics and outcomes of patients who underwent surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) after being referred to a heart team (HT), to those of patients referred directly for SAVR.

Methods

An analysis of patients who underwent SAVR from 2015 to 2020 was conducted. Patients were categorized into 3 groups, as follows: (i) H-HT: patients referred to the HT from 2015 to 2017 (historical cohort); (ii) C-HT: patients referred to the HT from 2018 to 2020 (contemporary cohort); and (iii) No-HT: patients referred directly to cardiac surgery from 2018 to 2020. Two subanalyses were performed: H-HT vs C-HT patients, and C-HT vs No-HT patients. The primary outcome was a composite of in-hospital mortality, prolonged intubation, reoperation, s

SUBMITTER: Rodighiero J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9869348 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature