The outcome and prognosis following the surgical intervention in patients with severe aortic stenosis with respecttothe presence and severity of associated aortic regurgitation | Zendy

Suad Catovic | Zendy; Petar Otasevic | Zendy; Milutin Miric | Zendy; Aleksandar Nešković | Zendy; Zoran Popović | Zendy

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The outcome and prognosis following the surgical intervention in patients with severe aortic stenosis with respecttothe presence and severity of associated aortic regurgitation

Author(s) -

Suad Catovic,

Petar Otasevic,

Milutin Miric,

Aleksandar Nešković,

Zoran Popović

Publication year - 2004

Publication title -

srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135

H-Index - 17

eISSN - 2406-0895

pISSN - 0370-8179

DOI - 10.2298/sarh0408219c

Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , regurgitation (circulation) , stenosis , ejection fraction , aortic valve replacement , coronary artery disease , surgery , aortic valve , artery , heart failure

It is not clear whether associated aortic regurgitation (AR) should be regarded as a risk factor in patients undergoing surgery for severe aortic stenosis (AS). Some authors have suggested that morbidity and mortality are increased in these patients as compared to patients operated for pure AS, whereas others have found no difference of the outcome and prognosis between these groups.

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