Valvular heart disease (VHD) is the next epidemic in the cardiovascular field, affecting
millions of people worldwide and having a major impact on health care systems. With aging …

Background For frail patients with limited life expectancy, time in hospital following
transcatheter aortic valve replacement is an important measure of quality of life; however …

Background: Assessing hospital performance for cardiac surgery necessitates consistent
and valid care quality metrics. The association of hospital-level risk-standardized home time …

Importance A composite score for guideline-directed medical therapy (GDMT) for patients
with heart failure (HF) is associated with increased survival. Whether hospital performance …

Background Symptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) at high risk for surgical
aortic valve replacement (SAVR) sustain comparable improvements in health status over 5 …

Background Transcatheter (TAVR) has supplanted surgical (SAVR) aortic valve replacement
(AVR). Aim To evaluate whether adoption of this technology has varied according to centre …

The association between hospital volume and clinical outcomes has been well established
in the field of surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). 1 The so-called 'volume–outcome …

O artigo explora a interação entre qualidade assistencial hospitalar e gestão financeira,
buscando avaliar a consonância com os atributos definidores da qualidade assistencial …

Objectives: This study aimed to systematically develop a nurse-led complex intervention to
enhance the quality of and adherence to home-based cardiac rehabilitation (HBCR) care for …

aortic valve replacement (TAVR) continues to rapidly expand across the United States,
which has led to a wide range of centers with disparate procedural volumes and variable …