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Risk stratification for nonagenarians undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement.

Pey-Jen YuMichael CatalanoRobert PalazzoHugh CassiereNina KohnBruce RutkinGreg MaurerJacinda A BergAlan Hartman
Published in: Journal of cardiac surgery (2019)
Intermediate-risk nonagenarians undergoing TAVR have similar postoperative outcomes compared to intermediate-risk octogenarians. However, high-risk nonagenarian patients undergoing TAVR experience significantly poorer outcomes compared to their octogenarian counterparts. Judicious patient selection for TAVR in this subgroup of patients is therefore warranted.
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