Hospitals that perform the highest volume of transcatheter-aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures have significantly lower mortality rates than centers that do fewer of the minimally invasive surgeries, according to a new study.<\/p>\n
The finding, which appears in the New England Journal of Medicine<\/a><\/em>, comes as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is reconsidering the procedure’s coverage parameters, which established a center’s volume as a key requirement for reimbursement.<\/p>\n
Source: Duke University<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"