Survival Benefit of Aortic Valve Replacement in Older Patients With Asymptomatic Chronic Severe Aortic Regurgitation

Despite serving as a class III indication, AVR is independently associated with increased survival among patients with severe asymptomatic AR, LVEF greater than 50%, LV end-diastolic dimension less than 70 mm, and LV end-systolic dimension less than 50 mm.