Open AccessRelevance of residual left ventricular hypertrophy after surgery for isolated aortic stenosis
Author(s) -
Cristina Gavina,
Inês FalcãoPires,
Paulo Pinho,
Maria Conceição Manso,
Alexandra Gonçalves,
Francisco RochaGonçalves,
Adelino LeiteMoreira
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
european journal of cardio-thoracic surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.303
H-Index - 133
eISSN - 1873-734X
pISSN - 1010-7940
DOI - 10.1093/ejcts/ezv240
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , left ventricular hypertrophy , stenosis , aortic valve replacement , muscle hypertrophy , aortic valve stenosis , clinical significance , blood pressure
Persistent left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy after surgery is frequent, but its clinical relevance is controversial. We evaluated if residual LV hypertrophy (LVH) is associated with clinical outcomes after aortic valve replacement (AVR) for severe aortic stenosis (AS).
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