January 1, 1974HeartOpen Access

Preoperative mortality in aortic stenosis.

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Population

135 patients investigated for severe aortic stenosis

Design

Cohort

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Discussion

May support expedited pathways for severe AS; leaves open optimal wait-time thresholds in prospective studies.

Population

135 patients investigated for severe aortic stenosis

Outcome

Mortality (preoperative, operative/early postoperative, and long-term survival)hard clinical

A notable proportion of patients with severe aortic stenosis die while awaiting surgery, highlighting the critical need for timely intervention.

Matthews et al. (1974) studied this question.

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