Comparison of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation versus Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement to Improve Quality of Life in Patients >70 Years of Age with Severe Aortic Stenosis

Kocaaslan C., Ketenci B., Yilmaz M., Kehlibar T., Memetoglu M. E., Ertas G., ...More

BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, vol.31, no.1, pp.1-6, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.5935/1678-9741.20150092
  • Journal Name: BRAZILIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1-6
  • Keywords: Aortic Valve, Surgery, Aortic Valve Stenosis, Quality of Life, Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation has recently been used in the treatment of severe aortic valve stenosis, particularly in patients with high mortality and morbidity rates for open surgery. The purpose of this study was to compare quality of life in patients over 70 years of age undergoing surgical or transcatheter aortic valve implantation, before the procedure and in the early post-procedural period.