Outcomes of Patients With Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis Followed Up in Heart Valve Clinics.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The natural history and the management of patients with asymptomatic aortic stenosis (AS) have not been fully examined in the current era.

Objective

To determine the clinical outcomes of patients with asymptomatic AS using data from the Heart Valve Clinic International Database.

Design, setting, and participants

This registry was assembled by merging data from prospectively gathered institutional databases from 10 heart valve clinics in Europe, Canada, and the United States. Asymptomatic patients with an aortic valve area of 1.5 cm2 or less and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) greater than 50% at entry were considered for the present analysis. Data were collected from January 2001 to December 2014, and data were analyzed from January 2017

SUBMITTER: Lancellotti P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6583052 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature