The authors conducted a propensity-matched analysis of outcomes and costs associated with TAVR vs. SAVR procedures in patients considered either intermediate risk (STS PROM 4-8%) or high risk (STS PROM >8%) within the Commonwealth of Virginia. Although the incidence of major morbidity was higher and the length of stay was longer with SAVR, the mortality was higher for TAVR (10% vs. 6%, p
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Contemporary Costs Associated With Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
Submitted by: Arie Blitz
Source: Annals of Thoracic Surgery
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Author(s): Gorav Ailawadi, MD, Damien J. LaPar, MD, MS∗†, Alan M. Speir, MD†, Ravi K. Ghanta, MD†, Leora T. Yarboro, MD†, Ivan K. Crosby, MD†, D. Scott Lim, MD, Mohammed A. Quader, MD†, Jeffrey B. Rich, MD†
