Hospital intervention volume affects outcomes of emergency transcatheter aortic valve implantations in Germany

Abstract The literature has shown an inverse volume-outcome relationship for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). However, little is known about emergency admissions in Germany. Using German national electronic health records, we identified all isolated balloon-expandable and self-expandi...

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Main Authors: Vera Oettinger, Adrian Heidenreich, Klaus Kaier, Manfred Zehender, Christoph Bode, Daniel Duerschmied, Constantin von zur Mühlen, Dirk Westermann, Peter Stachon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-10-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20336-y