Anticoagulation Therapy After Biologic Aortic Valve Replacement.

Thromboembolism prophylaxis after biologic aortic valve replacement (BAVR) is recommended for 3 months postoperatively. We examined the continuation of oral anticoagulation (OAC) treatment and its effect on the long-term prognosis after BAVR. We used nation-wide register data from 4,079 individuals who underwent BAVR.

Sex Differences in Long-Term Outcomes After Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Nationwide Propensity-matched Study.

Objectives: Women are considered to have poorer prognoses after cardiac surgery, although evidence is scarce. The authors studied sex differences and long-term outcomes after surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR).

Design: Nationwide retrospective cohort study.

Population trends in aortic valve surgery in Finland between 2001 and 2016.

. To investigate nationwide changes in procedure rates, patient selection, and prognosis after all surgical aortic valve replacements. .

Long-term Outcomes of Mechanical Vs Biologic Aortic Valve Prosthesis in Patients Older Than 70 Years.

Background: Biologic prostheses are preferred for surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in patients more than 70 years of age in clinical practice. This study investigated differences in long-term outcomes between SAVR-treated patients more than 70 years of age who received mechanical or biologic prosthetic valves.

Methods: All patients (excluding those with endocarditis) who were more than 70 years of age and who underwent isolated first-time SAVR (with or without coronary artery bypass grafting) in Finland between 2004 and 2014 were retrospectively studied (n = 4227).

Population trends in mitral valve surgery in Finland between 1997 and 2014: the finnish CVD register.

Objectives: Contemporary, nationwide data on trends in mitral valve surgery are scarce. Our aim was to investigate changes in procedure rates, patient selection, and post-procedural prognosis of open-heart mitral valve surgery in Finland.

Design: We combined data from three nationwide administrative registers with compulsory reporting.