Open AccessThe 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,
M Petar Otasevic,
P Milutin Miric,
N Aleksandar Neskovic,
Zoran B. 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.