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Does aortic valve replacement reverse complete heart block in patients with calcific aortic stenosis?
Does aortic valve replacement reverse complete heart block in patients with calcific aortic stenosis?
Aortic valve replacement may reverse complete heart block in patients with calcific aortic stenosis, suggesting it could be considered as an early indication for surgery.
AVR may reverse complete heart block in calcific AS; leaves open whether this warrants earlier surgery.
In a case of calcific aortic stenosis with complete heart block, normal sinus rhythm returned following aortic valve replacement. A fifty nine years old with calcific aortic stenosis and complete heart block was completely cured by AVR only. From that we suggested that complete heart block in association with calcific aortic stenosis may be reversible and should be considered as early indication for aortic valve surgery.
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