Aortic valve replacement in patients older than 85 years: Outcomes and the effect on their quality of life

Coronary Artery Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 373-380

  Levin, Inga Lill I ^a   Olivecrona, Göran K ^a   Thulin, Lars I ^a   Olsson, S Bertil ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aged; Aortic stenosis; Aortic valve replacement; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL RATE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031791498     PISSN: 09546928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019501-199809060-00009     Document Type: Article

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