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Published on: May 12, 2023
Exercise Testing in Aortic Stenosis: Safety, Tolerability, Clinical Benefits and Prognostic Value
Sahrai Saeed1, John B Chambers2
1Department of Heart Disease, Haukeland University Hospital, 5021 Bergen, Norway.
Background:
Routine exercise testing in asymptomatic patients with valvular heart disease (VHD) better classifies the hemodynamic severity of valve stenosis or regurgitation, and describes the symptomatic status and functional capacity of the patient. This is crucial for planned surveillance and optimal timing of surgery, particularly for aortic stenosis (AS), because once symptoms occur, there is a sharp increase in the risk of sudden death unless valve intervention is performed.
Purpose:
To conduct a focused clinical review on the benefits of exercise testing in patients with AS.
Methods:
The electronic database PubMed was systematically searched for relevant retrospective and prospective cohort studies reporting on the safety, feasibility and tolerability of exercise testing in VHD, with a special focus on AS.
Results And Conclusions:
In patients with significant AS, exercise testing is safe, feasible and reveals symptoms in a significant proportion of patients. In addition, serial testing has incremental prognostic value over a baseline test alone. Exercise testing in patients with AS is underused and should be performed routinely to refine the hemodynamic severity of AS.
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