Aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis in octogenarians: Patient outcomes and comparison of operative risk scores
Conclusions These results suggest that AVR can be performed safely in selected octogenarians. EuroSCORE II and STS demonstrated superior calibration and should be the preferred tools for risk assessment, at least for this population.
Source: Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia - Category: Cardiology Source Type: research
More News: Aortic Stenosis | Cardiology | Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery | Dialysis | Heart | Heart Attack | Heart Valve Surgery | Hemodialysis | Ischemic Stroke | Men | Statistics | Stroke