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TAVI in Heart Failure, How Much Risk Is Acceptable?
[6] Originally this division was made by echocardiography. In patients with an aortic valve area index (AVAi) beneath 0.6cm 2, flow was measured by indexed stroke volume (SVI). Gradients were ...
Medscape4y
Diagnosis of Aortic Stenosis in the Elderly: Role of Echocardiography
Left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) diameter may be measured for valve area calculation ... with a dimensionless index of: V1/V2 ≠ 0.80/4.57 0.18 indicative of severe aortic stenosis.Pk ...
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Why Does Your Heart Valve Narrow?
As your heart beats, it pumps blood from the left ventricle through the aortic valve and into the aorta, your body’s largest artery. The aortic valve is made up of three triangular flaps of ...
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Study challenges early intervention for asymptomatic aortic stenosis
The EVOLVED trial found that early aortic valve intervention in patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS) and ...
The New England Journal of Medicine26d
Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement for Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis
Data from randomized trials examining whether early intervention with transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) will improve outcomes in these patients are lacking. At 75 centers in the United ...
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Early transcatheter aortic valve replacement can be beneficial for asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis patients: Study
More information: Philippe Généreux et al, Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement for Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis, New England Journal of Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2405880 ...