Population
88 consecutive patients with isolated aortic valve stenosis requiring aortic valve replacement at…
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Absence of chest pain was associated with no significant CAD in isolated AS; leaves open whether routine pre-AVR angiography can be safely omitted.
Patients with isolated aortic stenosis who are completely free of chest pain have a very low risk of significant coronary artery disease, suggesting routine coronary arteriography may not be necessary prior to aortic valve replacement in this subgroup.
Exadactylos et al. (1984) studied this question.
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