title: Should severe aortic stenosis be operated on before symptom onset? Severe aortic stenosis should not be operated on before symptom onset.
authors: Shapell and Webb Professor and Director, Division of Cardiology and Oppenheimer Atherosclerosis Research Center, Cedars Sinai Heart Institute at Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Room 5531, 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA. shahp@cshs.org
authors: Prediman K
authors: PK
authors: Shah
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