The importance of informed consent when elderly patients refuse aortic valve replacement

MeSH terms

• Age Factors
• Aging / psychology*
• Aortic Valve / physiopathology
• Aortic Valve / surgery*
• Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
• Aortic Valve Stenosis / physiopathology
• Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
• Comprehension
• Decision Making, Shared
• Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
• Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / adverse effects
• Humans
• Informed Consent / psychology*
• Patient Education as Topic
• Patient Participation
• Risk Assessment
• Risk Factors
• Treatment Refusal / psychology*