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Exercise Testing may Help identify patients needing prompt treatment in Asymptomatic Severe AS: JAMA
['Dr. Shravani Dali', 'Written']
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In patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis (AS), exercise stress testing is recommended to unmask symptoms and guide the timing of intervention, yet it is infrequently used in clinical practice.
A study was done to evaluate clinical outcomes in patients with asymptomatic severe AS and a positive TST result and to identify predictors of a positive TST result.
In patients with asymptomatic severe AS, TST was found to be safe and identified symptoms and AVR indication in approximately 15% of patients.
Treadmill Stress Test in Patients With Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis: A Prespecified Registry-Based Follow-Up of the EARLY TAVR Randomized Clinical Trial.
Published online July 22, 2026. doi:10.1001/jamacardio.2026.2527Keywords:Exercise, Testing, Help, identify, patients, needing, prompt, treatment, Asymptomatic Severe, AS, JAMA, Généreux P, Schwartz A, Lindman BR