Transapical aortic valve implantation in 100 consecutive patients: Comparison to propensity-matched conventional aortic valve replacement

European Heart Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1398-1403

  Walther, Thomas ^a   Schuler, Gerhard ^a   Borger, Michael A ^a   Kempfert, Jörg ^a   Seeburger, Jörg ^a   Rückert, Yvonne ^a   Ender, Jörg ^a   Linke, Axel ^a   Scholz, Markus ^b   Falk, Volkmar ^a   Mohr, Friedrich W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b University Leipzig ^*  (Germany)

Author keywords

Aortic stenosis; Aortic valve; Aortic valve replacement; Transapical aortic valve implantation; Transcatheter

Indexed keywords

AGED; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; AORTA VALVE STENOSIS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXTUBATION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SURVIVAL; XENOGRAFT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROPENSITY SCORE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE; TRANSPLANTATION, HETEROLOGOUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77953176260     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehq060     Document Type: Article

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