A call to action - Geriatricians' experience in treatment of aortic stenosis and involvement in transcatheter aortic valve implantation

European Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 176-182

  Ungar, A ^a   Bramlage, P ^b   Thoenes, M ^c   Zannoni, S ^a   Michel, J P ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Institut fur Pharmakologie und Praventive Medizin   (Germany)

^c Leman Research Institute   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aged; Aortic stenosis; Cardiac surgery; Geriatrician; Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI)

Indexed keywords

AORTA STENOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EID: 84878802675     PISSN: 18787649     EISSN: 18787657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2013.04.007     Document Type: Article

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