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Invent The Future - UC Davis Health System

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PERCENT SURVIVAL<br />

100<br />

80<br />

60<br />

40<br />

20<br />

Latent Period<br />

(Increasing obstruction<br />

Myocardial overload)<br />

Onset Severe<br />

Symptoms<br />

Prolonged latent period - morbidity & mortality very low<br />

Symptomatic aortic stenosis - Cardinal symptoms<br />

Angina • Syncope • Heart failure<br />

Onset of symptoms - Outlook changes dramatically<br />

Average survival 2 - 3 years - High risk of sudden death<br />

Management decisions based on these data<br />

Asymptomatic - Conservative treatment<br />

Symptomatic - Aortic Valve Replacement<br />

Angina<br />

Syncope<br />

Failure<br />

2 3 5<br />

AV. SURVIVAL YEARS<br />

Average age death (males)<br />

40 50 60 63 70 80<br />

AGE, YEARS

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