International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 141, Issue 1 , Pages 24-31 , 14 May 2010

Early and long-term survival after aortic valve replacement in septuagenarians and octogenarians with severe aortic stenosis

  • Wen-hong Ding

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
    • ,
  • Yat-yin Lam

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health and Sciences, Institute of Vascular Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Division of Cardiology, SH Ho Cardiovascular and Stroke Centre, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Tel.: +852 26323131; fax: +852 26324590.
    • Joint first author.
    • ,
  • John R. Pepper

      Affiliations

    • Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Mehmet G. Kaya

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiology, Erciyes University, Erciyes, Turkey
    • ,
  • Wei Li

      Affiliations

    • Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Robin Chung

      Affiliations

    • Royal Brompton Hospital, London, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Michael Y. Henein

      Affiliations

    • Heart Centre, Norrlands University Hospital, Uemå, Sweden

Received 9 June 2008 ,Accepted 20 November 2008.

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PII: S0167-5273(08)01284-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.11.126

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 141, Issue 1 , Pages 24-31 , 14 May 2010

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