Aortic stenosis in octogenarians and other high-risk groups: What can surgical valve replacement offer?

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 940-941

  Antunes, Manuel J ^a  

^a CENTRO HOSPITALAR E UNIVERSITÁRIO DE COIMBRA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Aortic valve replacement; Mortality; Octogenarians; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGE; AORTA STENOSIS; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; EUROSCORE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERMANY; HUMAN; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; MORTALITY; NOTE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POST TREATMENT SURVIVAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION;

AORTIC VALVE INSUFFICIENCY; AORTIC VALVE STENOSIS; FEMALE; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84873154656     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs232     Document Type: Note

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