Szymon Jonik, Michał Marchel, Ewa Pędzich-Placha, Zenon Huczek, Janusz Kochman, Piotr Ścisło, Paweł Czub, Radosław Wilimski, Piotr Hendzel, Grzegorz Opolski, Marcin Grabowski, Tomasz Mazurek
BACKGROUND: This retrospective study was proposed to investigate outcomes of patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) after implementation of various treatment strategies following dedicated Heart Team (HT) decisions. METHODS: Primary and secondary endpoints and quality of life during a median follow-up of 866 days of patients with severe AS qualified after HT discussion to: optimal medical treatment (OMT) alone, OMT and transcather aortic valve replacement (TAVR) or OMT and surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) were evaluated...
November 19, 2021: Journal of Clinical Medicine