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In elderly patients over age 80 with severe aortic stenosis, surgery is recommended for symptomatic relief and quality of life improvement rather than solely for life prolongation.
In elderly patients over 80 with severe aortic stenosis, valve replacement should be reserved for symptomatic patients to improve quality of life rather than solely to prolong life.
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Reserve valve replacement for symptomatic octogenarians to improve quality of life; leaves open survival benefit in asymptomatic patients.
Melvin D. Cheitlin (2003) conducted a review in Valvular Aortic Stenosis. In elderly patients over age 80 with severe aortic stenosis, surgery is recommended for symptomatic relief and quality of life improvement rather than solely for life prolongation.
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