Manish Kumar, Anthony Pettinato, Feria Ladha, Jacob E Earp, Varun Jain, Shivaraj Patil, Daniel T Engelman, Peter F Robinson, Mohamad B Moumneh, Parag Goyal, Abdulla A Damluji
Valvular heart disease, including calcific or degenerative aortic stenosis (AS), is increasingly prevalent among the older adult population. Over the last few decades, treatment of severe AS has been revolutionised following the development of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Despite improvements in outcomes, older adults with competing comorbidities and geriatric syndromes have suboptimal quality of life outcomes, highlighting the cumulative vulnerability that persists despite valve replacement...
April 22, 2024: Heart