Survival and quality of life after surgical aortic valve replacement in octogenarians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis, advanced age is often a reason for a transcatheter rather than surgical aortic valve replacement. In this pre-transcatheter cohort we had the unique opportunity to study outcomes after surgical aortic valve replacement for severe aortic stenosis in patients who might currently be triaged to a percutaneous approach.

Methods

In a prospective single-center cohort study we compared the incidence of peri-operative complications, mortality, and health-related quality of life in octogenarians versus patients aged <80 years. The quality of life was measured using the SF-36 questionnaire and expressed as a physical and mental component score (PCS and MCS respectively); a score of 50 equals the average score in the age-ma

SUBMITTER: Jansen Klomp WW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4799630 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature