Direct Comparison of Outcomes After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Veterans and Non-Veterans Using the Transcatheter Valve Therapy Registry

CONCLUSIONS: The affiliation between a VAMC and an academic medical center allowed for direct comparison between veterans and non-veterans undergoing TAVR by the same operators using the TVT registry. Despite significantly higher rates of comorbidities, veterans had equivalent outcomes compared with non-veterans. This may be in part due to the comprehensive care that veterans receive in the VAMC and this institution's integrated heart center team.PMID:35830359

Source: The Journal of Invasive Cardiology - July 13, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Michael A Napolitano Timothy J Holleran Andrew D Sparks Jason R Morrissette Jennifer A DoCampo Federico E Mordini Michael D Greenberg Ramesh Mazhari Jonathan S Reiner Andrew D Choi Joseph Krepp Farzad Najam Elizabeth S Pocock Jared L Antevil Gregory D Tra Source Type: research