Long-term Outcomes Following Mechanical or Bioprosthetic Aortic Valve Replacement in Young Women.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies performed to date reporting outcomes after mechanical or bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement (AVR) have largely neglected the young female population. This study compares long-term outcomes in female patients aged < 50 years undergoing AVR with either a mechanical or bioprosthetic valve.

Methods

In this propensity-matched study, we compared outcomes after mechanical AVR (n = 57) and bioprosthetic AVR (n = 57) between 2004 and 2018. The primary outcome of this study is survival. Secondary outcomes include the rate of reoperation, stroke, myocardial infarction, rehospitalization for heart failure, and incidence of serious adverse events. Outcomes were measured over 15 years, with a median follow-up of 7.8 years.

Results

In patients receiving a mech

SUBMITTER: Bozso SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7711020 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature