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

• Published in: The 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
• Language: English
• 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

[...]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.