CURRENT SURGICAL RISK SCORES OVERESTIMATE THE RISK ASSOCIATED WITH MINIMALLY INVASIVE AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT IN LOW-RISK PATIENTS

Accurate risk assessment is needed for low-risk aortic stenosis patients undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR). Current scores include the Society of Thoracic Surgeons Predicted Risk of Mortality (STS-PROM); the European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II (Euro II); the Age,