Characteristics and Prognosis of Patients With Moderate Aortic Stenosis and Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction.

ABSTRACT: Background Moderate aortic stenosis ( MAS ) has not been extensively studied and characterized, as no published study has been specifically devoted to this condition. Methods and Results We aimed to describe the characteristics of patients with MAS and to evaluate their long-term survival compared with that of the general population. This study included 508 patients (mean±SD age, 75±11 years) with MAS (aortic valve area between 1 and 1.5 cm²; mean±SD aortic valve area, 1.2±0.15 cm²) and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction. Patients were mostly (86.4%) asymptomatic or minimally symptomatic, 78.3% had hypertension, 36.2% were diabetics, and 48.3% had dyslipidemia. Each patient with MAS was matched for the average survival (per year) of all patients of the same

SUBMITTER: Delesalle G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6475062 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature