Elderly aortic stenosis patients live longer with minimally invasive valve replacement

(Cleveland Clinic) Elderly patients once considered too frail or tool sick for aortic valve replacement surgery are living longer, with better quality of life, following a minimally invasive surgery, compared to patients who did not undergo surgery, according a study published in The Lancet today.
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