OBJECTIVE: Quality of life has been shown to be influenced by aortic valve replacement,
particularly in younger patients. Aortic valve repair is a recent alternative to replacement. We …

Background In patients after aortic valve surgery, the quality of life is hypothesized to be
influenced by the type of the valve procedure. A cross-sectional study on the postoperative …

OBJECTIVES We sought to determine whether the quality of life (QoL) is different in patients
after aortic valve replacement with mechanical prostheses or pulmonary autografts …

Methods To assess this situation, 62 patients (39 males, 23 females; mean age 68.5+/-10
years) who underwent primary AVR completed the validated Short Form 36 (SF-36) …

BACKGROUND: Surgical aortic valve replacement is being increasingly performed in
elderly patients with good perioperative outcomes and long-term survival. Evidence is …

OBJECTIVES: We sought to determine whether changes in quality of life at 18 months
following aortic valve replacement differ depending on the use of tissue valves or …

Background In patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis, advanced age is often a
reason for a transcatheter rather than surgical aortic valve replacement. In this pre …

BACKGROUND: Recent studies indicate the safety of the aortic valve reimplantation
technique (David operation) in the long-term follow-up. The aim of this study was to compare …

Objectives Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) and minimally invasive aortic valve
replacement (mini‐thoracotomy, mini‐sternotomy, MIAVR) have become an appealing …

Background—The optimal management of aortic valve disease in patients> 80 years old
depends on functional outcome as well as operative risks and late survival. Methods and …