Feasibility and clinical outcomes in nonagenarians undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement with the LOTUSTM valve

Feasibility and clinical outcomes in nonagenarians undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement with the LOTUSTM valve

Surgical aortic valve replacement （AVR） is associated with very high peri-operative risk in the nonagenarian populationflI Patients with severe aortic stenosis treated conservatively have high rates of mortality with poor quality of life and loss of independence. Transcatheter aortic valve replaceme...

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Veröffentlicht in:老年心脏病学杂志：英文版 2016, Vol.13 (7), p.636-638
1. Verfasser: Satish Ramkumar Hashrul N Rashid Sarah Zaman Liam McCormick Robert Gooley Damon Jackson Ian T Meredith
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Surgical aortic valve replacement （AVR） is associated with very high peri-operative risk in the nonagenarian populationflI Patients with severe aortic stenosis treated conservatively have high rates of mortality with poor quality of life and loss of independence. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement （TAVR） has been validated in the high risk elderly population as a viable alternative to surgery with comparable outcomes.
ISSN:1671-5411