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Surgical Treatment of Aortic Valve Disease in the Elderly

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Senile aortic stenosis (AS) remains the most frequent acquired valve disease in the elderly population and has an estimated prevalence of 4.6% in adults more than 75 years of age. With the increase in geriatric population, it is estimated that the number of patients requiring evaluation for surgical treatment for AS will correspondingly dramatically increase. Conventional open aortic valve replacement utilizing cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) remains the standard of care with excellent results. Newer innovative valve replacement techniques which do not require CPB (off-pump left ventricular to descending aortic conduits and transcatheter aortic valve implantation) may provide adequate relief of aortic stenosis with reduced morbidity and mortality.

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Thourani, V.H., Guyton, R.A. (2011). Surgical Treatment of Aortic Valve Disease in the Elderly. In: Katlic, M. (eds) Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Elderly. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0892-6_31

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