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BMJ Publishing Group, Heart, 1(101), p. 30-36, 2014
DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2014-306106
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Long-term outcome of elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis as a function of treatment modality
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Lars Englberger,
Martina Rothenbühler,
Stefan Stortecky,
Osman Ceylan,
Crochan John O'Sullivan,
Christoph Huber,
Fabien Praz,
Lutz Buellesfeld,
Bettina Langhammer,
Bernhard Meier,
Peter Jüni,
Thierry Carrel,
Stephan Windecker,
Peter Martin Wenaweser
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Abstract
Other ; OBJECTIVE To assess long-term clinical outcomes of consecutive high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis according to treatment allocation to transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) or medical treatment (MT). METHODS Patients with severe aortic stenosis were consecutively enrolled into a prospective single centre registry. RESULTS Among 442 patients (median age 83 years, median STS-score 4.7) allocated to MT (n=78), SAVR (n=107), or TAVI (n=257) all-cause mortality amounted to 81%, 37% and 43% after a median duration of follow-up of 3.9 years (p