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Functional assessment of coronary artery disease in patients with severe aortic stenosis: a review

Heart BMJ

A significant proportion of patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) undergoing transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) have concomitant coronary artery disease (CAD). The best way to treat these patients is contentious.

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DAPA-TAVI: Dapagliflozin Safe and Effective in Older Adults With HF Undergoing TAVI

American College of Cardiology

25 in Chicago and simultaneously published in the NEJM.

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A wolf in sheep's clothing—aortic stenosis and cardiac amyloidosis: “RAISE”ing awareness in clinical practice

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

This concept should be applied when managing older patients with severe aortic stenosis. Although left ventricular wall hypertrophy is expected in patients with aortic stenosis, it should not be assumed that this is caused only by aortic stenosis.

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Aortic Valve Calcification in Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis

American College of Cardiology

What is the relationship between aortic valve calcification (AVC) and aortic stenosis (AS) severity in patients with suspected low-flow low-gradient AS?

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Computed Tomography Evaluation of Native Aortic Stenosis Beyond Calcification Score

American College of Cardiology

Echocardiography remains the principal imaging modality for detection and diagnosis of aortic stenosis (AS), as well as for grading of severity.

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FLAVOUR II: Novel AI-Powered Imaging Technique Noninferior to IVUS in PCI

American College of Cardiology

25 in Chicago and simultaneously published in the The Lancet.

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Myocardial Fibrosis and Outcomes in Aortic Stenosis

American College of Cardiology

How does diffuse interstitial myocardial fibrosis, as observed on cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR), correlate with clinical outcomes in moderate and asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS)?