Start Date

5-3-2024 9:10 AM

End Date

5-3-2024 11:00 AM

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Background

  • Transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement (TAVR, SAVR) is disproportionately distributed across racial and ethnicity groups.1, 2
  • Nationally, 87-91% of individuals undergoing AVR are White, despite making up approximately 60% of the US population.1-4
  • Jefferson’s AVR demographic data is consistent with national trends.
  • Further studies have found that zip codes associated with lower socioeconomic status (SES) have lower rates of TAVR.5
  • Although this disparity is widely recognized, there lacks understanding of contributing factors and potential interventions.

Project Aim:

  • Investigate additional demographic data of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH) patients undergoing TAVR to isolate targets for future intervention.

Keywords

racial disparties, disparity, aortic valve replacement, health equity

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Presented at the 2024 Jefferson Health Equity and Quality Improvement (HEQI) Summit.

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May 3rd, 9:10 AM May 3rd, 11:00 AM

Racial Disparities in Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement

Background

  • Transcatheter and surgical aortic valve replacement (TAVR, SAVR) is disproportionately distributed across racial and ethnicity groups.1, 2
  • Nationally, 87-91% of individuals undergoing AVR are White, despite making up approximately 60% of the US population.1-4
  • Jefferson’s AVR demographic data is consistent with national trends.
  • Further studies have found that zip codes associated with lower socioeconomic status (SES) have lower rates of TAVR.5
  • Although this disparity is widely recognized, there lacks understanding of contributing factors and potential interventions.

Project Aim:

  • Investigate additional demographic data of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (TJUH) patients undergoing TAVR to isolate targets for future intervention.