Question

A 70-year-old woman with severe AS is asymptomatic with preserved LV function. Which is correct?

Accepted Answer

Intervention is generally reserved for symptomatic severe AS or specific high-risk asymptomatic cases

Answer

Immediate TAVR for all severe AS

Answer

Balloon valvotomy definitive

Answer

Medical therapy reverses valve calcification

Answer

Endocarditis prophylaxis prevents progression

Practice question

A 70-year-old woman with severe AS is asymptomatic with preserved LV function. Which is correct?