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Association of Change in Patient-Reported Health Status after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, and Postoperative Outcomes.
J Heart Valve Dis
September 2017
Department of 1Cardiothoracic Surgery, R.W.J. Barnabas Health-Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey, USA.
Background: The study aim was to investigate the relationship between postoperative morbidity after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and short-term patient-reported health status, using the Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire (KCCQ).
Methods: The association between 30-day post-procedure changes in patient-reported heath status and post-TAVR outcomes was examined. Patients were stratified into three groups based on observed changes in KCCQ-Overall scores (OS): Group A, increase in KCCQ-OS ≥10 points; Group B, KCCQ-OS scores <10 points; and Group C, decline in KCCQ-OS ≥10 points.