Bioprosthetic and mechanical aortic valve replacement yield similar results in younger patients
1. For patients aged 50-69 years, there was no significant difference in long-term survival when comparing bioprosthetic and mechanical aortic ...
Tag: aortic valve replacement
Mechanical aortic valve replacement linked with increased early mortality
1. When compared with bioprosthetic aortic valve replacements (AVR), mechanical AVRs were associated with increased mortality on the date of ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind April 14 – April 20, 2014
Image: PD In this section, we will highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the ...
Increased incidence of stroke found after aortic valve replacement
Image: PD 1. Rates of clinical stroke after aortic valve replacement surgery were found to be 17%, more than twice ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind March 31- April 7th, 2014
Image: PD In this section, we will highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the ...
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for severe aortic stenosis
Image: PD 1. The PARTNER B trial found improved 1 and 2 year mortality with TAVR compared to medical treatment ...
