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Research Update: Early Surgery for Aortic Stenosis Patients That Have No Symptoms

Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: February 15, 2023

I just received a great question from Carrie about timing aortic stenosis surgery for patients who do not have symptoms. In her email, Carrie asked me, "I'm 75 years old. I was diagnosed with aortic stenosis five years ago. I'm in the 'waiting room' and starting to dial down my life. Not fun! My cardiologist still thinks that I don't have symptoms. What is the latest research on timing aortic stenosis surgery for patients who are mildly symptomatic or asymptomatic?"

To answer Carrie's questions, I interviewed Dr. Joanna Chikwe, the Chair of Cardiac Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, who has successfully operated on many patients in our community.

Click here to watch my interview with Dr. Chikwe about early surgery for asymptomatic aortic stenosis.

Dr. Joanna Chikwe with Aortic Valve Stenosis

Many thanks to Dr. Joanna Chikwe for educating our patient community about the early surgery for aortic stenosis patients that do not have symptoms.

Keep on tickin!
Adam

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Written by Adam Pick
Patient & Website Founder

Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder

Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.

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