Abstract

A 77-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of anterior chest pain. An echocardiogram demonstrated aortic valvular stenosis with calcification of the whole aortic root, concentric left ventricular hypertrophy, and slightly reduced left ventricular wall motion. Cardiac catheterization study showed a peak transaortic pressure gradient of 89 mm Hg and an aortic valve area of 0.52 cm2. We were planning surgical treatment, but the patient suddenly …

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