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Filling The Gap Between Guidelines and Current Surgical Practice: Is Early Surgery Justified in Patients with Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Regurgitation with Normal Left Ventricular Function?

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Although symptoms (Class I) are the most common indicators for AVR according to current guidelines, they were strong predictors of all-cause mortality. In contrast, asymptomatic patients with normal LV function… Click to show full abstract

Although symptoms (Class I) are the most common indicators for AVR according to current guidelines, they were strong predictors of all-cause mortality. In contrast, asymptomatic patients with normal LV function (Class II) exhibited very low 30-day mortality and enjoyed excellent survival rates up to 10 years after surgery.

Keywords: surgery; gap guidelines; guidelines current; current surgical; filling gap; surgical practice

Journal Title: Seminars in thoracic and cardiovascular surgery
Year Published: 2019

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