Long-term Outcomes of Aortic Root Operations in the United States Among Medicare Beneficiaries

The best method of aortic root repair (ARR) in older patients remains unknown given a lack of comparative effectiveness long-term outcomes data. Objective of this study was to compare long-term outcomes of different surgical approaches to ARR in Medicare patients using Society of Thoracic Surgeons Adult Cardiac Surgery Database-Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services (STS ACSD-CMS) linked data.

Source: The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - February 25, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Babatunde A. Yerokun, Prashanth Vallabhajosyula, Andrew M. Vekstein, Maria V. Grau-Sepulveda, Ehsan Benrashid, Ying Xian, David N. Ranney, Sin-Ho Jung, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Vinay Badhwar, Vinod H. Thourani, Joseph E. Bavaria, G. Chad Hughes Source Type: research