The safety of deep hypothermic circulatory arrest in aortic valve replacement with unclampable aorta in non-octogenarians

CONCLUSIONS Postoperative neurological events and operative mortality were, respectively, 3- and 4-fold higher in octogenarians undergoing AVR using DHCA. Such patients may represent suitable candidates for TAVR if favourable outcomes are demonstrated in patients with atherosclerotic aortas. Surgical AVR remains the standard treatment option with excellent outcomes for patients <80 years old with unclampable aortas.

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Source: Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery - December 18, 2014 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Kaneko, T., Neely, R. C., Shekar, P., Javed, Q., Asghar, A., McGurk, S., Gosev, I., Byrne, J. G., Cohn, L. H., Aranki, S. F. Tags: Cerebral protection, Great vessels, Valve disease Adult Cardiac Source Type: research