Treatment strategies in symptomatic intermediate, low-risk and asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis

Survival of symptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) is very poor, with an average mortality reaching up to 2% per month. Approach to diagnosis and treatment of patients with AS was conservative; patients were referred to surgery only if the AS induced symptoms become apparent and significantly limited the quality of patient ′ life.In last 15 years the novel treatment strategy in subgroups of symptomatic patients with AS have been the subject of extensive research, starting from introduction of transcatheter aortic valve implant (TAVI) in inoperable symptomatic patients with severe AS and continuing further to patient s with very high and high operative risk.
Source: Current Problems in Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research