Why the study?
Does aortic valve replacement improve left intraventricular pressure gradients in patients with severe aortic stenosis?
Population
10 patients with severe aortic valve stenosis undergoing aortic valve replacement, mean age 71.3 ± 4.8…
Comparison
Aortic valve replacement vs Pre-operative state
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
Immediately after surgery
Authors
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May restore early filling gradients post-AVR in severe AS; leaves open confirmation in larger prospective studies.
Does aortic valve replacement improve left intraventricular pressure gradients in patients with severe aortic stenosis?
Aortic valve replacement immediately restores attenuated diastolic and systolic intraventricular pressure gradients in patients with severe aortic stenosis.
Guerra et al. (2017) studied this question.
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