Transcatheter aortic valve implantation for severe aortic stenosis in the Australian regional population

Abstract

Objective: To compare clinical and functional outcomes of regional and urban patients after transcatheter aortic valve implantation for severe aortic stenosis. Methods: Data were collected at patient follow-up post-transcatheter aortic valve implantation at 30 days and 12 months. Patients were stratified by residential postcodes into remoteness areas using the Australian Statistical Geography Standard. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: Single-centre tertiary referral hospital. Participants: Patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (n = 142) from 2009 to 2018 were analysed, with 77 patients (54.2%) residing in regional Victoria and New South Wales. Main outcome m..