Valvular & structural heart disease
Outcomes of Telemedicine Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Preoperative Evaluations
Authors' conclusion
Preoperative TME is associated with similar clinical outcomes compared to IPE.
Study context
- Population
- Consecutive adults with AS undergoing TAVR at a single academic centre, January 2021 to December 2022
- Participants
- 497 adults
- Exposure
- Telemedicine vs in-person preoperative evaluation before TAVR
- TMEn = 361
- Outcome
- Composite of:
- Mortality
- Stroke
- Vascular complications
- Readmission
- Follow-up
- 30 days
Methodological detailssingle-centre, consecutive patients
- Single-centre
- Consecutive patients
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
P = 0.41
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Secondary outcomes
30-day mortality
P = 0.55
30-day readmissions
P = 0.57
30-day stroke
P = 0.94
Vascular complications · 30 days
- No significant difference
Median direct costs, hospital length of stay (LOS), wait times
- Comparable between groups
Original publication
Outcomes of Telemedicine TAVR Preoperative Evaluations. JACC Adv. Published 28 August 2025. doi:10.
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