Structural Heart · Dec 19, 2025

Impact of ICD-10-CM Z-Coded Social Determinants of Health on Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement-Related Outcomes

By Ibrahim R, Romero M, Pham HN et al.

•Z-codes identified transcatheter aortic valve replacement patients associated with higher cardiovascular risk.•Mortality was similar, but morbidity burden differed by Z-code status.•Findings support integrating social determinants of health data into transcatheter aortic valve replacement risk stratification.

doi.org/10.1016/j.shj.2025.100789Open accessPubMed 41584781Populations