Information on the natural history of asymptomatic infection with the new coronavirus (COVID-19) remains scarce. We are just beginning to understand what happens with patients with severe disease. The outbreak of COVID-19 on the cruise ship Diamond Princess provided a unique opportunity to study contacts and patients with asymptomatic infection within a closed population. This…
AHA 2019 | RECOVERY: Early Surgery in Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis
This small randomized study heated the debate about when to intervene aortic stenosis (AS). Putting off surgical valve replacement (SAVR) in patients with asymptomatic AS and waiting for symptom onset with conservative care increased periprocedural risk and all cause cardiovascular death. This study presented by Dr Duk-Hyun Kang during AHA 2019 scientific sessions (simultaneously published…