Revisiting aortic valve prosthesis choice in patients younger than 50 years: 10 years results of the AUTHEARTVISIT study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This population-based cohort study investigated mid-term outcome after surgical aortic valve replacement with a bioprosthetic or mechanical valve prosthesis in patients aged <50 years in a European social welfare state.

Methods

We analysed patient data from the main social insurance carriers in Austria (2010-2020). Subsequent patient-level record linkage with national health data provided patient characteristics and clinical outcome. Survival, reoperation, myocardial infarction, heart failure, embolic stroke or intracerebral haemorrhage, bleeding other than intracerebral haemorrhage and major adverse cardiac events were evaluated as outcomes.

Results

A total of 991 patients were analysed. Regarding demographics, no major differences between groups were obse

SUBMITTER: Traxler D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10761203 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature