Risk stratification of patients with aortic stenosis

Usefulness of exercise-stress echocardiography for risk stratification of true asymptomatic patients with aortic valve stenosis

Aims Abnormal exercise test defined as the occurrence of exercise limiting symptoms, fall in blood pressure below baseline, or complex ventricular arrhythmias is useful to predict clinical events in asymptomatic patients with aortic stenosis (AS). The purpose of this study was to determine whether exercise-stress echocardiography (ESE) adds any incremental prognostic value to resting echocardio...

CLINICAL REVIEW Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine Risk stratification of patients with aortic stenosis

Aortic stenosis (AS) is now the most common indication for valve replacement in Europe and North America, with an ever increasing disease prevalence due to the ageing population (Iung B, Baron G, Butchart EG, Delahaye F, Gohlke-Bärwolf C, Levang AW, Tornos P, Vanoverschelde JL, Vermeer F, Boersma E, Ravaud P, Vahanian A. A prospective survey of patients with valvular heart disease in Europe: th...

Natriuretic peptides for risk stratification of patients with valvular aortic stenosis.

R isk stratification of patients with aortic stenosis (AS) is important especially in high-risk asymptomatic patients, patients with atypical symptoms, and those with symptoms but with a high surgical or procedural risk. Current American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association guidelines for indications to proceed with aortic valve replacement (AVR) for AS are the presence of symptoms ...

Risk Stratification in Patients With Aortic Stenosis Using Novel Imaging Approaches.

Risk stratification in asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis: a critical appraisal.

Aortic stenosis is one of the most common forms of acquired valvular heart disease. The development of symptoms, namely syncope, angina, or heart failure, in patients with severe aortic stenosis predicts a high likelihood of mortality. Aortic valve replacement is the current standard of care. In truly asymptomatic patients, the risk of sudden death is perceived to be low; therefore many advocat...