Surgery

Data on surgery reported by A. Ali and co-researchers

Published in Cardiovascular Business Week, February 12th, 2008

"The number of patients presenting for reoperative valve surgery is set to rise because of the increased longevity of the population," researchers in London, the United Kingdom report.

"International trends indicate a shift towards the use of tissue valves in North America and Europe. In recent years, improved techniques have reduced the early mortality of these procedures, such that age, alone, is no longer an incremental risk factor. it is the co-morbidity which largely determines the fate of these patients," wrote A. Ali and colleagues.

The researchers concluded: "Percutaneous valve replacement is evolving and is likely to be a useful form of...

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Source: Cardiovascular Business Week (2008-02-12)

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