Sudden Death in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis: Observations From the CURRENT AS Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The annual incidence of sudden death has been reported to be low (<1%/year) in asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS), and there is a paucity of data on the risk factors of sudden death in patients with severe AS.

Methods and results

We evaluated the incidence and risk factors of sudden death during the median follow-up period of 1334 days in the Contemporary Outcomes After Surgery and Medical Treatment in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis (CURRENT AS) registry enrolling 3815 consecutive patients with severe AS between 2003 and 2011. The mean age was 78 years, and the prevalences of male sex and prior myocardial infarction were 38% and 8%, respectively. Sudden death occurred in 175 patients without aortic valve replacement. The cumulative 5-year

SUBMITTER: Taniguchi T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6015355 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature