MANAGEMENT OF SEVERE STENOSIS CONTROVERSIES AND PROMISES

In western countries, aortic stenosis is the most common valvular heart disease. A manifestation of ageing, the disorder is becoming more frequent as the average age of the population increases. Symptomatic severe disease is universally fatal if left untreated yet is consistent with a typical lifespan when mechanical relief of the stenosis is provided in a timely fashion. Risk stratification, management of severe asymptomatic disease, and the effect of new percutaneous treatments, provide both controversy and exciting promise to care of patients with aortic stenosis. This review aims to go over some of the most hot issues currently debated on this topic