Can exercise echocardiography help optimal timing of surgery in patients with aortic regurgitation?
Why the study?
Does exercise echocardiography help optimal timing of surgery in patients with aortic regurgitation?
Population
Patients with aortic regurgitation
Design
Editorial
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Exercise echocardiography parameters may better predict cardiac remodeling after aortic valve replacement, potentially aiding in optimal surgical timing for patients with aortic regurgitation.
Structured PICO
Does exercise echocardiography help optimal timing of surgery in patients with aortic regurgitation?
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Population
Patients with aortic regurgitation
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Intervention
Exercise echocardiography
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Outcome
Cardiac remodeling after aortic valve replacementsurrogate
Exercise echocardiography parameters may better predict cardiac remodeling after aortic valve replacement, potentially aiding in optimal surgical timing for patients with aortic regurgitation.
Cite This Study
Haugaa et al. (2014) studied this question.