Assessing the role of cognition prior to transcatheter aortic valve replacement:

Cardiovascular and Thoracic Open

Veerawat Phongtankuel¹ 

关键词: Aortic stenosis;    cognitive impairment;    dementia;    geriatrics;    outcomes;    transcatheter aortic valve replacement;   

DOI  :  10.1177/2055552015574621

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Sage Journals

【 摘 要 】

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement offers patients with severe aortic stenosis an opportunity to live longer and better lives. Although this procedure allows clinicians to treat sicker and frailer patients who cannot undergo open heart surgery, age-related comorbidities, specifically cognitive impairment, must factor into the evaluation process.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC