A 74-year-old man with symptomatic aortic stenosis is reviewed in the cardiology clinic. He is otherwise fit and well and keen for intervention if possible. What type of intervention is he most likely to be offered?
A. Annual echocardiography, intervention when valve gradient > 75 mmHg
B. Aortic bypass graft
C. Bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement***
D. Balloon valvuloplasty
E. Mechanical aortic valve replacement.
A. Annual echocardiography, intervention when valve gradient > 75 mmHg
B. Aortic bypass graft
C. Bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement***
D. Balloon valvuloplasty
E. Mechanical aortic valve replacement.
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