Stress testing represents a reasonable strategy to help better risk stratify asymptomatic patients with aortic stenosis and guide the optimal timing of aortic valve replacement.
Does stress testing help risk stratify and guide the optimal timing of aortic valve replacement in asymptomatic patients with aortic stenosis?
Stress testing represents a reasonable strategy to help better risk stratify asymptomatic patients with aortic stenosis and guide the optimal timing of aortic valve replacement.
Aortic stenosis is 1 of the most common heart valve diseases among adults. When symptoms develop, prognosis is poor, and current guidelines recommend prompt aortic valve replacement. Depending of the severity of the aortic stenosis and the presence of concomitant heart disease and medical comorbidities, stress testing represents a reasonable strategy to help better risk stratify asymptomatic patients. The present report provides a comprehensive review of the current available data on stress testing in aortic stenosis and subsequently summarizes its potential for guiding the optimal timing of aortic valve replacement.
Redfors et al. (Mon,) conducted a review in Asymptomatic aortic stenosis. Stress testing was evaluated. Stress testing represents a reasonable strategy to help better risk stratify asymptomatic patients with aortic stenosis and guide the optimal timing of aortic valve replacement.
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