#AHA19 – [Abstract Only] Randomized Trial: Early Surgery Improves Outcomes in Asymptomatic Patients with Very Severe Aortic Stenosis

Early Surgery or Conservative Care for Asymptomatic Aortic Stenosis – New England Journal of Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentaries: RECOVERY Finds Early Surgery Beneficial For Asymptomatic Severe AS Patients – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Randomized Comparison of Early Surgery Versus Conventional Treatment in Very Severe Aortic Stenosis – RECOVERY – American College of Cardiology (free) AND Early Surgery Beats a Conservative Approach in Asymptomatic AS: RECOVERY – TCTMD (free)

#AHA19 – Just Presented at the 2019 American Heart Association Annual Meeting

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At a median of 6 years of follow-up, operative mortality or CV death occurred less frequently in asymptomatic patients with very severe aortic stenosis who received early valve replacement surgery than in those conservatively managed. #AHA19 https://t.co/hcQeoRqseJ

— NEJM (@NEJM) November 16, 2019