Clinical and echocardiographic results of AVR in the failing ventricle: do AS and AR differ?

CONCLUSIONS: The pattern of LV recovery appears to be early in AS and delayed in AR. Baseline clinical factors, rather than echocardiographic status of the LV, appear to determine late survival.PMID:33631158 | DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.02.016

Source: The Annals of Thoracic Surgery - February 25, 2021 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Authors: Michael Ibrahim Audrey E Spelde Wilson Y Szeto Michael A Acker Pavan Atluri Joshua Grimm Marisa Cevasco Prasanth Vallabhajosyula Joseph Bavaria Nimesh D Desai Matthew L Williams Source Type: research