It is still unclear whether surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) is beneficial in asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) and conserved left ventricular function (C1 indication according to AHA guidelines). The European American guidelines only recommend intervention in asymptomatic patient when there is ventricular compromise (ejection fraction <50%, class I indication) or with a…
Asymptomatic Patients: The Key to Understand the Prevalence of the COVID-19 Pandemic
This study recently published in JAMA showed that asymptomatic individuals infected with COVID-19 account for more than half of all instances of disease transmission. This finding is key to direct resources in the right direction to manage the pandemic until safe and effective vaccines are available and widely used. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2…