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Early surgery or conservative management for asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis: Meta‐analysis of RECOVERY and AVATAR

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The standard practice for management for asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis with a normal left ventricular systolic function is conservative management with a few exceptions. This practice is challenged by two… Click to show full abstract

The standard practice for management for asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis with a normal left ventricular systolic function is conservative management with a few exceptions. This practice is challenged by two recent randomized controlled trials (RCT). All the prior data is observational. We performed a meta‐analysis of these 2 RCTs to determine if early surgical aortic valve replacement in this patient population is beneficial compared with the standard conservative therapy.

Keywords: severe aortic; management asymptomatic; aortic stenosis; management; conservative management; asymptomatic severe

Journal Title: Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Year Published: 2022

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