Early Surgery or Conservative Care for Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis.
Duk-Hyun KangSung-Ji ParkSeung-Ah LeeSahmin LeeDae-Hee KimHyung-Kwan KimSung-Cheol YunGeu-Ru HongJong-Min SongCheol-Hyun ChungJae-Kwan SongJae-Won LeeSeung Woo ParkPublished in: The New England journal of medicine (2019)
Among asymptomatic patients with very severe aortic stenosis, the incidence of the composite of operative mortality or death from cardiovascular causes during the follow-up period was significantly lower among those who underwent early aortic-valve replacement surgery than among those who received conservative care. (Funded by the Korean Institute of Medicine; RECOVERY ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT01161732.).
Keyphrases
- aortic stenosis
- aortic valve replacement
- transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- ejection fraction
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation
- aortic valve
- minimally invasive
- left ventricular
- coronary artery bypass
- healthcare
- coronary artery disease
- palliative care
- risk factors
- quality improvement
- surgical site infection
- cardiovascular events
- affordable care act
- pain management
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- early onset
- drug induced
- heart failure
- acute coronary syndrome
- health insurance