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Rationale and design of the Aortic Valve replAcemenT versus conservative treatment in Asymptomatic seveRe aortic stenosis (AVATAR trial): A randomized multicenter controlled event-driven trial

Autoři	BANOVIC Marko IUNG Bernard BARTUNEK Jozef ASANIN Milika BELESLIN Branko BIOCINA Bojan CASSELMAN Filip COSTA Mark da DEJA Marek GASPAROVIC Hrvoje KALA Petr LABROUSSE Lois LONCAR Zlatibor MARINKOVIC Jelena NEDELJKOVIC Ivana NEDELJKOVIC Milan NEMEC Peter NIKOLIC Serge D. PENCINA Michael PENICKA Martin RISTIC Arsen SHARIF Faidal CAMP Guy Van VANDERHEYDEN Marc WOJAKOWSKI Wojtek PUTNIK Svetozar
Rok publikování	2016
Druh	Článek v odborném periodiku
Časopis / Zdroj	American Heart Journal
Fakulta / Pracoviště MU	Lékařská fakulta
Citace
Doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2016.02.001
Obor	Kardiovaskulární nemoci včetně kardiochirurgie
Klíčová slova	VALVULAR HEART-DISEASE; BEFORE-SYMPTOM-ONSET; HIGH-RISK PATIENTS; NATURAL-HISTORY; CLINICAL-TRIALS; FOLLOW-UP; SURGERY; PATIENT; PROSTHESIS; SURVIVAL
Popis	Aortic valve replacement (AVR) therapy is an obvious choice for symptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS) patients as it improves symptoms, left ventricular function, and survival. The treatment decisions and indication for AVR in asymptomatic patients with severe AS and normal left ventricular ejection fraction are less well established and the subject of ongoing debate. Many efforts have been made to define the best treatment option in asymptomatic AS patients with normal left ventricular ejection fraction. Retrospective and observational data imply that elective AVR for asymptomatic severe AS may lead to improvement in outcomes in comparison to surgery performed after onset of symptoms. The AVATAR trial will aim to assess outcomes among asymptomatic AS patients randomized to either elective early AVR or medical management with vigilant follow-up. In the latter group, AVR would be delayed until either the onset of symptoms or changes in predefined echocardiographic parameters. To the best of the authors' knowledge, it will be the first large prospective, randomized, controlled, multicenter clinical trial that will evaluate the safety and efficacy of elective AVR in this specific group of patients.