Elisabeth Skaar

Nov 1, 2024 | bmjopen.bmj.com | Siri Rostoft |Alfonso J Cruz-Jentoft |Thomas Jackson |Elisabeth Skaar

Challenging to decideThe participants found it hard to decide whether valve replacement in case of comorbid dementia should be offered. They struggled to know what they would have wanted if they had dementia, worrying that symptoms from the valve might increase over time. Several expressed that if the patient had severe symptoms from the valve, they would deem it right to change the heart valve, even if it meant that one would live longer with dementia.