title: Should severe aortic stenosis be operated on before symptom onset? Aortic valve replacement should be operated on before symptom onset.
authors: Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Medical Service (111), 2002 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA. blaseanthony.carabello@med.va.gov
authors: Blase A
authors: BA
authors: Carabello
mesh_terms: D001021:Aortic Valve / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000401:mortality / Q000601:surgery*; D019918:Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D013997:Time Factors