Marital status, educational level, and mid-term mortality risk in 5924 patients after transcatheter aortic valve implantation
Disadvantage in social factors was associated with an increased mortality risk after TAVI in older patients. These findings emphasize the importance of developing strategies to increase health literacy and social support after TAVI in older patients with unfavourable social factors.
Authors
- Kok Wai Giang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3452-1969)
- Kristofer Skoglund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9095-1218)
- Susanne J. Nielsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6811-1418)
- Pétur Pétursson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0807-9406)
- Anders Jeppsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2356-2295)
- Maria Lachonius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5045-6247)
- Oskar Angerås (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3474-2438)
Institutions
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital (SE)
- University of Gothenburg (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal Open
- Published
- 2024-08-31
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjopen/oeae077
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.01
Funders
- Hjärt-Lungfonden