Repeat sternotomy for surgical aortic valve replacement in octogenarian patients with aortic valve stenosis and previous coronary artery bypass graft operation: What is the operative risk?

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Transcatheter versus Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement in High-Risk Patients

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Two-Year Outcomes after Transcatheter or Surgical Aortic-Valve Replacement

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To operate or not on elderly patients with aortic stenosis: the decision and its consequences

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Survival in elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis is dramatically improved by aortic valve replacement: results from a cohort of 277 patients aged ≥80 years☆

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