Outcomes in asymptomatic, severe aortic stenosis

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 16; no. 4; p. e0249610
• Main Authors: Kvaslerud, Anette Borger, Santic, Kenan, Hussain, Amjad Iqbal, Auensen, Andreas, Fiane, Arnt, Skulstad, Helge, Aaberge, Lars, Gullestad, Lars, Broch, Kaspar
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 07.04.2021; PLOS; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aorta; Aortic stenosis; Aortic valve stenosis; Aortic Valve Stenosis - mortality; Aortic Valve Stenosis - pathology; Aortic Valve Stenosis - therapy; Asymptomatic; Asymptomatic Diseases - mortality; Asymptomatic Diseases - therapy; Biology and Life Sciences; Blood pressure; Cardiology; Cardiovascular diseases; Care and treatment; Case-Control Studies; Congestive heart failure; Coronary artery disease; Data analysis; Editing; Ejection fraction; Female; Flow velocity; Health risks; Heart diseases; Heart failure; Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation - mortality; Hospitals; Humans; Hypertension; Male; Medical prognosis; Medical records; Medicine; Medicine and Health Sciences; Methodology; Mortality; Patient outcomes; Patients; Physiological aspects; Population studies; Prognosis; Pulmonary arteries; Pulmonary artery; Research facilities; Retrospective Studies; Severity of Illness Index; Stenosis; Surgery; Survival Rate; Ultrasonic imaging; Ventricle; Norway

Patients with asymptomatic, severe aortic stenosis are presumed to have a benign prognosis. In this retrospective cohort study, we examined the natural history of contemporary patients advised against aortic valve replacement due to a perceived lack of symptoms. We reviewed the medical records of ev...