January 08, 2021
Sending home select patients who have had elective, minimalist TAVI with no complications the same day as their procedure is safe and feasible, according to an analysis of one high-volume center’s protocol, which was put in place when COVID-19 was taking hold.
“When the pandemic hit, amidst the concern and planning of what to do, our heart team started a conversation almost immediately about how can we brainstorm ways to move forward through the pandemic and not restrict access to care for our patients specifically with aortic stenosis,” senior author Chandan M. Devireddy MD, MBA (Emory University Hospital Midtown, Atlanta, GA), told TCTMD.