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Article: Which is the correct management of patients with asymptomatic severe calcific aortic stenosis after symptomatic spontaneous calcium cerebral embolism?
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ABSTRACT: Elective surgery cannot be recommended in every patient with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis, and predictors identifying high-risk patients need to be identified. In guidelines we read that elective surgery, at the asymptomatic stage, can only be recommended in selected patients, at low operative risk (see guidelines of European Society of Cardiology and American Heart Association), but we have not read any reference to patients with severe calcific aortic stenosis after symptomatic spontaneous calcium cerebral embolism. Because cardioembolic stroke is associated with poor prognosis compared to other stroke subtypes, in patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis and spontaneous calcific embolic stroke valve replacement appears to offer the best hope of avoiding a recidivation of stroke and should be considered in most cases. On the contrary, is it still correct to consider as asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis and cerebral thromboembolism from a calcified aortic valve?Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine 02/2011; 12(6):428-9. · 1.51 Impact Factor -
Article: Management of patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis and severe anemia.
The American journal of cardiology 02/2010; 105(3):423. · 3.58 Impact Factor -
Article: When chewing gum is more than just a bad habit.
The Lancet 06/2009; 373(9678):1918. · 38.28 Impact Factor
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2011
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Second University of Naples
Caserta, Campania, Italy
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2009
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Monaldi Hospital
Napoli, Campania, Italy
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