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Noninvasive cardiac imaging techniques enable early assessment of morphologic and hemodynamic status in asymptomatic aortic stenosis, which is crucial given the poor prognosis of symptomatic disease.
Noninvasive cardiac imaging is crucial for evaluating the morphologic and hemodynamic status of patients with aortic stenosis, particularly in early asymptomatic stages.
May guide earlier noninvasive monitoring in asymptomatic aortic stenosis; leaves open prospective trials on imaging-guided intervention thresholds.
Noninvasive cardiac imaging techniques now make it possible to determine the morphologic and hemodynamic status of patients with aortic stenosis, even in early asymptomatic stages of the disease. This is particularly important since the prognosis is generally poor once symptoms are apparent and since replacement of the aortic valve is usually the only recourse when stenosis is severe.
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Gill et al. (1997) studied this question. Noninvasive cardiac imaging techniques enable early assessment of morphologic and hemodynamic status in asymptomatic aortic stenosis, which is crucial given the poor prognosis of symptomatic disease.
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