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March 14, 2026CureusOpen Access

Feasibility of EuroQoL-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D) and EuroQoL Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) Assessment in Routine Postoperative Follow-Up After Surgical and Transcatheter Heart Valve Interventions: A Pragmatic Cross-Sectional Pilot Study

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AMA MarinescuACAndreea CostacheȘOȘtefan Oprea

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Overview

Pilot study demonstrates good feasibility of EQ-5D and EQ-VAS in assessing health-related quality of life in patients post heart valve intervention, indicating successful implementation of patient-rep

Key Points

  • Aim to evaluate the feasibility of EQ-5D and EQ-VAS in routine postoperative follow-up after heart valve interventions.
  • Single-center cross-sectional pilot feasibility study
  • Included 40 adult patients undergoing surgical or transcatheter heart valve interventions
  • HRQoL assessed using EQ-5D and EQ-VAS
  • Retrospective extraction of clinical data
  • Nonparametric analyses for exploring associations
  • 85.0% of patients completed the HRQoL assessment without missing responses
  • Mean EQ-VAS score was 79.4
  • 35.3% reported full health status across EQ-5D domains
  • Functional limitations were uncommon; pain/discomfort most frequent concern
  • 82.4% perceived health as improved compared to pre-intervention

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Marinescu et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69b4ba0818185d8a39802881https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.105117
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