U.S. News & World Report rated 246 hospitals as high performing for transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
U.S. News evaluated more than 4,500 hospitals overall and rated about 800 on TAVR using data such as survival, prevention of stroke and number of patients treated. Hospitals received one of three ratings: high performing, as expected or evaluated. Hospitals that earned a high performing rating typically have better patient outcomes compared to other hospitals.
Among evaluated hospitals, 246 were high performing, 399 received as expected ratings and 162 received evaluated ratings. U.S. News does not assign numerical rankings for TAVR or distinguish among hospitals within the high performing group.
TAVR is a minimally invasive procedure used to treat a narrowed aortic valve. It was first offered to patients who could not safely undergo traditional open-heart valve surgery, and is now often recommended for low-risk patients as well.
The full list of hospitals and their ratings is available here.
Editor’s note: This story was updated Aug. 21 to clarify that U.S. News & World Report does not assign numerical rankings for TAVR.
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