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Controversy continues regarding the appropriate timing of operative intervention in patients with chronic aortic regurgitation (CAR) [1,2,3,4]. Once symptoms develop, surgical replacement of the aortic valve is recommended because continued medical therapy is associated with progressive clinical deterioration. However, if surgery is delayed until the occurrence of symptoms and marked cardiomegaly, some patients have left ventricular dysfunction and do not improve symptomatically postoperatively.
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Modena, M.G., Benassi, A., Mattioli, G. (1985). Evaluation of Left Ventricular Function in Chronic Regurgitation Before and After Valve Replacement. In: Raineri, A., Leachman, R.D., Kellermann, J.J. (eds) Assessment of Ventricular Function. Ettore Majorana International Science Series, vol 21. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-8003-0_7
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