Valve replacement surgery is indicated for symptomatic severe aortic valve disease, but asymptomatic patients require individualized evaluation weighing surgical risks against disease progression.
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The patient with severe aortic valve disease and significant symptoms is a clear-cut candidate for valve replacement surgery. Management of asymptomatic patients with aortic valve disease is less clear-cut. Because asymptomatic patients for the most part have a benign prognosis, careful individual evaluation for risk of progressive disease must be weighed against the risks of surgery.
William H. Gaasch (Wed,) reported a other. Valve replacement surgery is indicated for symptomatic severe aortic valve disease, but asymptomatic patients require individualized evaluation weighing surgical risks against disease progression.