Does patient-prosthesis mismatch after aortic valve replacement affect survival and quality of life in elderly patients?
PPM after AVR does not affect survival, functional status, and QoL in patients aged at least 75 years. Surgical procedures, often time-consuming, contemplated to prevent PPM, may therefore be not justified in this patient subgroup.
The PNPLA3 I148M variant is associated with the ultrasonography-determined steatosis degree in Chinese population.