RECOVERY Finds Early Surgery Beneficial For Asymptomatic Severe AS Patients
(WorldNews Health)

In asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis, early aortic valve replacement surgery may result in `significantly lower risk of operative mortality or death from cardiovascular causes` vs. conservative care, according to results of the RECOVERY trial presented Nov. 16 during AHA 2019 in Philadelphia, PA, and simultaneously published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Duk-Hyun Kang, MD, PhD, et al., looked at 145 asymptomatic patients with `very severe aortic stenosis` - defined as an...