Surgical aortic valve replacement in patients aged <50 years and the choice of the prosthesis used: revisiting of the established practice based on convincing evidence or upon 'comparing apples to oranges'?

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Larissa University Hospital, Larissa, Greece.
² Cardiology Department, Larissa University Hospital, Larissa, Greece.

Editorial

Kyriakos Spiliopoulos et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024.

. 2024 Mar 1;65(3):ezae067.

doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezae067.

¹ Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Larissa University Hospital, Larissa, Greece.
² Cardiology Department, Larissa University Hospital, Larissa, Greece.

No abstract available

Keywords: Aortic valve replacement; Biological versus mechanical valves; Young patients.

Comment on

Revisiting aortic valve prosthesis choice in patients younger than 50 years: 10 years results of the AUTHEARTVISIT study.
Traxler D, Krotka P, Reichardt B, Copic D, Veraar C, Mildner M, Wendt R, Auer J, Mascherbauer J, Ankersmit HJ, Graf A. Traxler D, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Jan 2;65(1):ezad308. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezad308. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024. PMID: 37756697 Free PMC article.
Reply to Spiliopoulos et al.
Traxler D, Ankersmit HJ. Traxler D, et al. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024 Mar 1;65(3):ezae072. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezae072. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2024. PMID: 38478403 No abstract available.