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The evidence supporting early discharge after TAVI Patients discharged early from hospital generally have a reduced risk of the physical and functional consequences associated with immobilisation and longer hospital stay, including hospital-acquired infections, functional dependency and cognitive decline.13,14 Elderly and frail patients are at risk of hospital-associated complications and are most likely to benefit from a shorter hospital stay.7,14 In the context of TAVI, the feasibility and safety of early discharge are well established.6–10,15 As early as 2015, early discharge was shown to be feasible and safe in approximately 80% of pat

Introduction According to the British Heart Foundation (BHF), in the UK there are more than 100,000 hospital admissions each year due to ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), equating to 280 admissions each day, or one every five minutes.1 The Essex cardiothoracic centre (CTC) is a tertiary, state-of-the-art centre that is equipped to deal with these high-risk cases. There are five district hospitals covered by the Essex CTC to provide a primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) service. The patient turnover is high and there are emergency and elective procedures undertaken every day. The discharge of patients needs to be timely