Multiparameter approach to evaluate elderly patients undergoing aortic valve replacement

J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2014 Oct;148(4):1749-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.03.051. Epub 2014 Apr 2.

Authors

Michele Gallo¹, Gino Gerosa²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padova, Italy.
² Division of Cardiac Surgery, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic and Vascular Sciences, University of Padua, Padova, Italy. Electronic address: gino.gerosa@unipd.it.

PMID: 24787698
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.03.051

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MeSH terms

Aged
Aortic Valve / surgery*
Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
Decision Making
Frail Elderly
Geriatric Assessment*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation*
Humans
Life Expectancy
Risk Assessment*