title: [Surgical management of aortic valve stenosis].
abstract: This paper gives an overview of the indications for surgical therapy of aortic valve stenosis. The current surgical management and the results of aortic valve replacement are outlined. The presented results of aortic valve replacement especially in elderly and high-risk patients compare favorably with other published data in respect to perioperative morbidity and mortality. All newly developed procedures for the treatment of aortic stenosis therefore will have to prove their superiority in future.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Thorax- und Kardiovaskularchirurgie, Herz- und Diabeteszentrum NRW, Universitätsklinik der Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Georgstrasse 11, 32545 Bad Oeynhausen. gkleikamp@hdz-nrw.de
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kleikamp
authors.forename: Ariane
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maleszka
authors.forename: Armin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zittermann
authors.forename: Reiner
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Körfer
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001021:Aortic Valve; D001022:Aortic Valve Insufficiency / Q000601:surgery; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D001705:Bioprosthesis; D005260:Female; D005544:Forecasting; D006350:Heart Valve Prosthesis; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012086:Reoperation; D012307:Risk Factors