Association of Guideline Adherence for Serial Evaluations With Survival and Adverse Clinical Events in Patients With Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis
Author(s) -
Aisha Ahmed,
Paul Sorajja,
Ross Garberich,
Robert Saeid Farivar,
Kevin M. Harris,
Mario Gössl
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.108
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2380-6591
pISSN - 2380-6583
DOI - 10.1001/jamacardio.2017.2952
Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , asymptomatic , stenosis , cardiology , heart failure , aortic valve replacement , retrospective cohort study , guideline , aortic valve stenosis , population , stroke (engine) , mechanical engineering , environmental health , pathology , engineering
For patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis and normal left ventricular function, current practice guidelines empirically recommend serial evaluations every 6 to 12 months. The benefit of this clinical monitoring is unknown.
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