Key result
Transcatheter aortic valve implantation significantly improved physical (28.3 to 42.4) and mental (38.0 to 48.2) quality-of-life scores at 12 months in elderly patients (p<0.001).
Why the study?
Does transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) improve quality of life in elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis?
Cohort (n=143)
No
Does transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) improve quality of life in elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis?
p-value: p=<0.001
TAVI provides significant and sustained improvements in both physical and mental quality of life at 1 year in elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis, reaching levels comparable to the general elderly population.
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May indicate 1-year QoL gains after early TAVI; leaves open confirmation in contemporary randomized cohorts.
Ussia et al. (2011) conducted a cohort in Severe aortic stenosis (n=143). Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) vs. Baseline (preprocedural) was evaluated on Quality-of-life (SF-12v2 physical and mental component summaries) (p=<0.001). Transcatheter aortic valve implantation significantly improved physical (28.3 to 42.4) and mental (38.0 to 48.2) quality-of-life scores at 12 months in elderly patients (p<0.001).
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