Aortic stenosis increases afterload creating hypertrophy as a compensation mechanism to maintain minute volume. This leads to left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD). More than half of patients presenting aortic stenosis have LVDD and myocardial fibrosis, which is a mortality predictor in surgery. At present, there is contradicting evidence in TAVR. The study looked<a href="https://solaci.org/en/2018/04/12/diastolic-dysfunction-should-be-considered-in-tavr/" title="Read more" >...</a>
