TRANSCATHETER MITRAL VALVE REPAIR(MITRA CLIP) IN UNITED STATES: LENGTH OF STAY AND COST OF HOSPITALIZATIONS FROM THE NATIONWIDE READMISSION DATABASE.

Background: The primary objective of our study was to evaluate real-world outcomes of Transcatheter mitral valve repair (MitraClip) in terms of length of stay (LOS) and cost of care. Methods: The study cohort was derived from the National Readmission Data (NRD) 2013, a subset of the Healthcare Cost