Ethnic and Gender Disparities in the Uptake of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in the United States

Autor: Ayman Elbadawi, Syed Yaseen Naqvi, Islam Y. Elgendy, Mohamed F. Almahmoud, Mohamed Hamed, Hesham Abowali, Gbolahan O. Ogunbayo, Hani Jneid, Khaled M. Ziada
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Cardiology and Therapy, Vol 8, Iss 2, Pp 151-155 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2193-8261
2193-6544
DOI: 10.1007/s40119-019-0138-1
Popis: Abstract Introduction Little is known about ethnic and gender disparities for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures in the United States. Methods We queried the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) database (2011–2014) to identify patients who underwent TAVR. We described the temporal trends in the uptake of TAVR procedures among various ethnicities and genders. Results Our analysis identified 39,253 records; 20,497 (52.2%) were men and 18,756 (47.8%) were women. Among all TAVRs, 87.2% were Caucasians, 3.9% were African Americans (AA), 3.7% were Hispanics, and 5.2% were of other ethnicities. We found a significant rise in the trend of TAVRs in all groups: in Caucasian men (coefficient = 0.946, p
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