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Diffuse Subendocardial Ischemia on the ECG. Left main? 3-vessel disease? No!

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

The diagnostic coronary angiogram identified only minimal coronary artery disease, but there was a severely calcified, ‘immobile’ aortic valve. NEJM 362(9):779; March 4, 2009. 6,7 Surgical repair of AS, by either TAVR or SAVR, is the definitive treatment for this condition. NEJM 362(9):779; March 4, 2009.