Does Aortic Valve Replacement Restore Normal Life Expectancy? A Twenty-Year Relative Survival Study

Background: This 20-year relative survival study investigates life expectancy in defined age cohorts and evaluates the role of patient, procedural and peri-operative variables on absolute survival after aortic valve replacement. Methods Absolute long-term survival variance was calculated using Cox r...

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Main Authors: Alexander Manché, Liberato Camilleri, Dorothy Gauci
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Barcaray International 2016-01-01
Series:International Cardiovascular Forum Journal
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Online Access:http://icfjournal.org/index.php/icfj/article/view/138/pdf-2