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Current treatment of symptomatic aortic stenosis in elderly patients: Do risk scores really matter after 80 years of age?
According to the guidelines, surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) is recommended in patients at low surgical risk (EuroSCORE II8%) in 18% of patients, intermediate (EuroSCORE II 4–8%) in 34% and low (EuroSCORE II≤4%) in 48%. TAVI was preferred in 71% of patients, SAVR in 19% and medical treatmen...
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Published in: | Archives of cardiovascular diseases 2021-10, Vol.114 (10), p.624-633 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | According to the guidelines, surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) is recommended in patients at low surgical risk (EuroSCORE II8%) in 18% of patients, intermediate (EuroSCORE II 4–8%) in 34% and low (EuroSCORE II≤4%) in 48%. TAVI was preferred in 71% of patients, SAVR in 19% and medical treatment in 10%. The choice of TAVI over SAVR was associated with older age (P |
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ISSN: | 1875-2136 1875-2128 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.acvd.2021.06.011 |