Benefit of early aortic valve surgery in asymptomatic, severe AS

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 24 November 2021; doi:10.1038/s41569-021-00656-8Early surgical aortic valve replacement in asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis reduces the risk of all-cause death, acute myocardial infarction, stroke or unplanned hospitalization for heart failure compared with conservative care and surgical aortic valve replacement only after symptom onset, according to findings from the AVATAR trial.
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