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Aortic Stenosis: Aortic Stenosis - summitMD.com

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Asymptomatic Severe AS<br />

AVR : not generally re<strong>com</strong>mended<br />

• Sudden death<br />

• < 1%/year without symptom<br />

• Can occur after AVR<br />

• Perioperative mortality<br />

• 3.2%<br />

• Morbidity caused by prosthetic valve<br />

• 2-3%/year<br />

• Infective endocarditis<br />

• Anticoagulation<br />

• Prosthetic valve failure

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