Emiliano Angeloni Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Aortic valve disease, Aortic valve replacement, Risk stratification
Sapienza, University of Rome, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale Sant
Sapienza, University of Rome, Department of Cardiac Surgery, Ospedale Sant’Andrea, Via di Grottarossa 1035, 00189 Rome, Italy his publication include Development and Validation of a Prognostic Index for Early Mortality after Aortic Valve Replacement.
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Author(s): Emiliano Angeloni*, Giovanni Melina, Simone Refice, Antonino Roscitano, Fabio Capuano, Cosimo Comito and Riccardo Sinatra
Development and Validation of a Prognostic Index for Early Mortality after Aortic Valve Replacement
Background: The availability of new techniques and an aging patient population are the main issues which drive careful patient selection for aortic valve replacement (AVR). The widely used EuroSCORE has been recently reported to be unreliable for aortic valve surgery. In these settings, a simple clinical tool for assessing the surgical risk would enable more accurate decision-maki... view moreĀ»