Open-Heart Surgery

Women and adults who reside in low-income areas are more likely to die 30 days after cardiac surgery compared with men and those living in higher-income ZIP codes, according to a nationwide database analysis.

Data show nonagenarians who underwent open heart surgery experienced no difference in operative mortality or in-hospital complications compared with octogenarians, researchers reported.

Health status was similar at 5 years in patients who had transcatheter aortic valve replacement compared with those who had surgical AVR, although there was a short-term health status benefit in the TAVR group, researchers reported.