Transapical transcatheter aortic valve implantation vs conventional aortic valve replacement in high-risk patients with previous cardiac surgery: A propensity-score analysis

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 42-47

  Wilbring, Manuel ^a   Tugtekin, Sems Malte ^a   Alexiou, Konstantin ^a   Simonis, Gregor ^a   Matschke, Klaus ^a   Kappert, Utz ^a  

^a University Heart Center Dresden   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aortic valve; Propensity; Redo; Transcatheter aortic valve implantation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AORTA VALVE REPLACEMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERYTHROCYTE TRANSFUSION; EUROSCORE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE DELIRIUM; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; THORACOTOMY; TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION;

AORTIC VALVE; PROPENSITY; REDO; TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE IMPLANTATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AORTIC VALVE; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS; HEART VALVE PROSTHESIS IMPLANTATION; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PROPENSITY SCORE; REOPERATION;

EID: 84879587613     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: 1873734X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezs680     Document Type: Article

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