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Cardiology in Primary Care; Surgery; Aortic Valve Replacement; Aortic Stenosis; Aortic Regurgitation; Prosthetics; Echocardiographic Changes; Rheumatic Aortic Regurgitation
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Assessment For Surgery For Aortic Valve Replacement, John Quinn
Assessment For Surgery For Aortic Valve Replacement, John Quinn
MCV/Q, Medical College of Virginia Quarterly
Surgical management of symptomatic aortic valve disease has been successful in improving both survival and function. Data reported from the literature suggest an operative mortality of from 5% to 8%, with a lower risk for elective replacement, and a 65% to 75% five-year survival rate as opposed to 50% to 60% in non-surgical patients with symptomatic aortic valve disease.