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Canadian Journal of Cardiology
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Syncope in Patients with Aortic Stenosis: Does Investigating the Cause Affect Prognosis?

  • Jaume Francisco-Pascual
    Correspondence
    Address for correspondence: Jaume Francisco Pascual, MD, MSc, FESC, Servei de Cardiologia. Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Passeig de la Vall Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona (Spain), Tel: (+34) 934 893 000.
    Affiliations
    Arrhythmia Unit. Cardiology Department. Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR). Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus. Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain

    Departament de Medicina. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain

    CIBER de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV). Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Avenida de Monforte de Lemos 3-5, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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  • Nuria Rivas-Gándara
    Affiliations
    Arrhythmia Unit. Cardiology Department. Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron. Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR). Vall d’Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus. Passeig Vall d'Hebron 119-129, 08035 Barcelona, Spain

    Departament de Medicina. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain

    CIBER de Enfermedades Cardiovasculares (CIBERCV). Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Avenida de Monforte de Lemos 3-5, 28029 Madrid, Spain
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Published:March 06, 2023DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cjca.2023.02.072
      We read with great interest the recently published article by Keller et al. entitled "Syncope in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis (SAS) Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)" in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology[

      Keller LS, Nuche J, Mesnier J, Farjat-Pasos J, Paradis J-M, Larochellière R de, Mohammadi S, Kalavrouziotis D, Dumont E, Philippon F, Rodés-Cabau J. Syncope in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2023; 0. [PMID: 36806689 DOI: 10.1016/J.CJCA.2023.02.012]

      ]. First of all, we congratulate the authors for their contribution to the understanding of the role of aortic stenosis in the etiology of syncope.
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      REFERENCES:

      1. Keller LS, Nuche J, Mesnier J, Farjat-Pasos J, Paradis J-M, Larochellière R de, Mohammadi S, Kalavrouziotis D, Dumont E, Philippon F, Rodés-Cabau J. Syncope in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. Canadian Journal of Cardiology 2023; 0. [PMID: 36806689 DOI: 10.1016/J.CJCA.2023.02.012]

      2. Francisco-Pascual J, Rodenas E, Belahnech Y, Rivas-Gándara N, Pérez-Rodon J, Santos-Ortega A, Benito B, Roca-Luque I, Cossio-Gil Y, Serra Garcia V, Llerena-Butron S, Rodríguez-García J, Moya-Mitjans A, García-Dorado D, Ferreira-González I. Syncope in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis: More Than Just an Obstruction Issue. Canadian Journal of Cardiology; 37: 284–291. [PMID: 32439473 DOI: 10.1016/j.cjca.2020.04.047]

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