The STS score is the strongest predictor of long-term survival following transcatheter aortic valve implantation, whereas access route (transapical versus transfemoral) has no predictive value beyond the periprocedural phase
Hemmann, K., Sirotina, M., De Rosa, S., Ehrlich, J. R., Fox, H., Weber, J., Moritz, A., Zeiher, A. M., Hofmann, I., Schachinger, V., Doss, M., Sievert, H., Fichtlscherer, S., Lehmann, R.Volume:
17
Language:
english
Journal:
Interactive CardioVascular and Thoracic Surgery
DOI:
10.1093/icvts/ivt132
Date:
August, 2013
File:
PDF, 139 KB
english, 2013