Prognostic Value of Preoperative Pulmonary Arterial Capacitance for Patients Undergoing Aortic Valve Replacement for Severe Aortic Valve Stenosis.

CONCLUSIONS: In these patients undergoing AVR for severe AS, even in the absence of PH, preoperative reduced PAC was independently associated with adverse surgical outcomes. It seems that preoperative PAC has potential as an independent predictor of long-term prognosis after AVR for severe AS. PMID: 31484840 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Circulation Journal - September 4, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Yamashita K, Abe T, Hayata Y, Hirose T, Taniguchi S Tags: Circ J Source Type: research