Trends in Open Aortic Valve Surgery in the United States: Descriptive Analysis of Sociodemographic Factors in Patient Selection
Our study demonstrates a pattern of variation in sorting in minimally invasive surgical aortic valve replacement vs traditional sternotomy via patient sex and race. These findings infer non-medical features guide patient candidacy for surgical approach, even within the same facility.
Authors
- Michael Baiocchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7571-5268)
- Élan Burton
- Katharine Casselman Pines (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4073-954X)
- Matthew Chuan-Tai Groeneveld
- Tim Morrison
- Ben Marafino
Institutions
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- Palo Alto University (US)
- Stanford University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Surgery
- Published
- 2026-02-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12893-026-03621-9
- Primary Topic
- Cardiac and Coronary Surgery Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00