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.
               
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