Clinical impact of aortic valve replacement in patients with moderate mixed aortic valve disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Information is scarce regarding the clinical implications of aortic valve replacement (AVR) for patients suffering from moderate mixed aortic valve disease (MAVD), characterized by a combination of moderate aortic stenosis (AS) and regurgitation (AR). The objective of this retrospective study was to explore the clinical effects of AVR in individuals with moderate MAVD.

Methods

We examined the clinical data from patients with moderate MAVD and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction, who had undergone echocardiography in the period spanning from 2010 to 2018. Moderate AS was defined as aortic valve area index of 0.60-0.85 cm²/m² and peak velocity of 3.0-4.0 m/s. Moderate AR was defined as a vena contracta width of 3.0-6.0 mm. The primary

SUBMITTER: Onishi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10484795 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature