Two-year post-discharge costs of care among patients treated with transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement in Germany

• Main Authors: Klaus Kaier (Author), Frederike von Kampen (Author), Hardy Baumbach (Author), Constantin von zur Mühlen (Author), Philip Hehn (Author), Werner Vach (Author), Manfred Zehender (Author), Christoph Bode (Author), Jochen Reinöhl (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background This study presents data on post-discharge costs of care among patients treated with transcatheter or surgical aortic valve replacement over a two year period. Methods Based on a prospective clinical trial, post-discharge utilization of health services and status of assistance we...