Morbidity and mortality of nonagenarians undergoing CoreValve implantation

Morbidity and mortality of nonagenarians undergoing CoreValve implantation

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Nonagenarians are mostly denied from different therapeutic strategies due to high comorbidity index and risk-benefit calculation. We present the results of nonagenarians with high comorbidity index not eligible for conventional aorti...

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Main Authors: Akin Ibrahim, Kische Stephan, Paranskaya Lylia, Schneider Henrik, Rehders Tim C, Turan Gökmen R, Divchev Dimitar, Kundt Gunther, Bozdag-Turan Ilkay, Ortak Jasmin, Birkemeyer Ralf, Nienaber Christoph A, Ince Hüseyin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-09-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
CoreValve
Aortic stenosis
Nonagenarian
Surgery
TAVI
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2261/12/80

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