Circulation. Cardiovascular interventions
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Circ Cardiovasc Interv · Dec 2014
Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter StudyCosts of periprocedural complications in patients treated with transcatheter aortic valve replacement: results from the Placement of Aortic Transcatheter Valve trial.
In patients with severe aortic stenosis, transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) improves survival when compared with nonsurgical therapy but with higher in-hospital and lifetime costs. Complications associated with TAVR may decrease with greater experience and improved devices, thereby reducing the overall cost of the procedure. Therefore, we sought to estimate the effect of periprocedural complications on in-hospital costs and length of stay of TAVR. ⋯ http://www.clinicaltrials.gov. Unique identifier: NCT00530894.