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| Year : 2022 | Volume
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Stress echocardiogram in asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis
Asad I.I. Abusweireh, Hakam Abdallah Alzaeem
Department of Adult Cardiology, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Hakam Abdallah Alzaeem
Department of Cardiology, Heart Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, P. O. Box 3050, Doha
Qatar
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DOI: 10.4103/heartviews.heartviews_37_22
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Aortic stenosis (AS) is one of the most common adult valve diseases. Therefore, current guidelines recommend prompt aortic valve intervention once symptoms occur. However, AS is predominantly a disease of the elderly, and these people may be underreporting their symptoms, have other comorbidities, or have a low level of exertion at the baseline or they might make a subconscious adjustment of their activities. Hence, stress testing can be a vital and objective tool to uncover their symptoms and prognosticate.
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