A Predictive Risk Model for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Procedures. An Extraordinary Tool but a Formidable Challenge

[...]the surgical techniques and the postoperative patient management are constantly changing and improving over the years, which currently make the EuroSCORE I a redundant model.3 The EuroSCORE II4 was published 13 years later to overcome the previous limitations.

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Published inThe American journal of cardiology Vol. 111; no. 12; pp. 1831 - 1832
Main Authors Diaz, Rocio, MD, Hernandez-Vaquero, Daniel, MD, PhD, Llosa, Juan C., MD, PhD, Khalpey, Zain, MD, PhD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Elsevier Inc 15.06.2013
Elsevier Limited
Subjects
Aortic Valve Stenosis - mortality
Aortic Valve Stenosis - surgery
Cardiac Catheterization - mortality
Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular disease
Female
Heart surgery
Heart Valve Prosthesis
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - mortality
Humans
Male
Mortality
Risk Assessment - methods
Risk factors
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Summary:[...]the surgical techniques and the postoperative patient management are constantly changing and improving over the years, which currently make the EuroSCORE I a redundant model.3 The EuroSCORE II4 was published 13 years later to overcome the previous limitations.
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ISSN:0002-9149
1879-1913
DOI:10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.04.006