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A NOTIONal truth : Surgical AVR deteriorates faster than TAVI, for some mysterious reasons!

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

No doubt ,the Aortic interventional world is applauding and everyone is joining the party. Apart from valve size aortic annular enlargement before SAVR was not done in majority, there by enhancing the gradient and valve mis-match.(Note Flow is physiology. Now, some academic queries ? Because it was done in 2010-2013.

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

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

Look at the aortic outflow tract. The diagnostic coronary angiogram identified only minimal coronary artery disease, but there was a severely calcified, ‘immobile’ aortic valve. Aortic angiogram did not reveal aortic dissection. In fact, bedside ultrasound might even find severe aortic stenosis. What do you see?