P152 THE EFFECT OF SURGICAL AORTIC VALVE REPLACEMENT ON AORTIC STIFFNESS AND THE PROGNOSTIC ROLE OF AORTIC STIFFNESS ON SURGICAL SUCCESS

Purpose/Background/Objectives: Aortic stiffness and hemodynamics are established biomarkers for cardiovascular events. Surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) remains the first choice of treatment in most patients with aortic stenosis. We investigated the effect of SAVR on aortic stiffness and the...

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Main Authors: Evangelia Sigala, Dimitrios Terentes-Printzios, Charalambos Vlachopoulos, Konstantinos Triantafillou, Nikolaos Koumallos, Andreas Katsaros, Vasilios Lozos, Ilias Kouerinis, Nikolaos Giakis, Michael Demosthenous, Konstantinos Filis, Dimitrios Tousoulis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:Artery Research
Online Access:https://www.atlantis-press.com/article/125930142/view

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