Managing the asymptomatic patient with severe aortic stenosis: randomised controlled trials of early surgery are overdue

Heart. 2011 Jul;97(14):1119-21. doi: 10.1136/hrt.2011.223800. Epub 2011 Mar 12.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
  • Aortic Valve Stenosis / surgery*
  • Asymptomatic Diseases
  • Evidence-Based Medicine
  • Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / adverse effects
  • Humans
  • Patient Selection
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic*
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Factors
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome