Severe aortic stenosis should not be operated on before symptom onset
PK Shah - Circulation, 2012 - Am Heart Assoc
PK Shah
Circulation, 2012•Am Heart Assoc118 severely stenotic native aortic valve have been developed and tested, with encouraging
early results in symptomatic patients considered nonsurgical candidates or at high surgical
risk. 21, 22 Thus, in the absence of life-limiting frailty and comorbidity, surgical valve
replacement, or in selected cases, nonsurgical transcutaneous bioprosthetic valve
implantation, is recommended for symptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis.
early results in symptomatic patients considered nonsurgical candidates or at high surgical
risk. 21, 22 Thus, in the absence of life-limiting frailty and comorbidity, surgical valve
replacement, or in selected cases, nonsurgical transcutaneous bioprosthetic valve
implantation, is recommended for symptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis.
118 severely stenotic native aortic valve have been developed and tested, with encouraging early results in symptomatic patients considered nonsurgical candidates or at high surgical risk. 21, 22 Thus, in the absence of life-limiting frailty and comorbidity, surgical valve replacement, or in selected cases, nonsurgical transcutaneous bioprosthetic valve implantation, is recommended for symptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis.
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