2010: The aortic valve was tricuspid, with mild sclerosis without systolic gradient.
2016: Mild aortic valve stenosis (peak systolic gradient: 25 mmHg, valve area: 1.50 cm2). New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class I.
2017: Moderate aortic stenosis (peak systolic gradient: 34 mmHg, aortic valve area: 1.20 cm2). NYHA functional Class II.
2019: Low-flow, low-gradient, severe aortic stenosis (peak systolic gradient: 36 mmHg, aortic valve area: 0.97 cm2). NYHA functional class II–III.
Due to his high surgical risk status, the heart team opted for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI).
2019: At 2 months post-TAVI, the signs of heart failure disappeared and the patient was asymptomatic.
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