Prognostic Impact of Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis

Conclusions
This study demonstrates that survival in patients with severe AS is impaired when LVEF is <60%, and these findings have implications for decision making with regard to the timing of surgical intervention.

Source: Journal of the American College of Cardiology: Cardiovascular Interventions - January 15, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Taniguchi, T., Morimoto, T., Shiomi, H., Ando, K., Kanamori, N., Murata, K., Kitai, T., Kadota, K., Izumi, C., Nakatsuma, K., Sasa, T., Watanabe, H., Kuwabara, Y., Makiyama, T., Ono, K., Shizuta, S., Kato, T., Saito, N., Minatoya, K., Kimura, T., on behal Tags: Structural: Focus on TAVR Source Type: research