Primary isolated aortic valve surgery in octogenarians

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 128-133

  Ferrari, Enrico ^a   Tozzi, Piergiorgio ^a   Hurni, Michel ^a   Ruchat, Patrick ^a   Stumpe, Frank ^a   von Segesser, Ludwig K ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aortic valve replacement; Biological valve prostheses; Octogenarians

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGINA PECTORIS; AORTA VALVE; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; CORONARY STENT; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRICS; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VALVE SURGERY; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REOPERATION; SEPSIS; STROKE; SURVIVAL TIME; TRANSLUMINAL CORONARY ANGIOPLASTY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE; AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; BIOPROSTHESIS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954382624     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2010.01.049     Document Type: Article

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