Follow-up requirements after aortic valve surgery.
| Prosthetic valve function | ∆Pmean at rest <20 mm Hg |
| Transvalvular flow pattern and in LVOT | Laminar |
| Dimensions of sinus portion and aorta | <4.5 cm and <4.0 cm, respectively* |
| Other heart valves | No pathologies |
| Dimensions of the heart chambers | LVEDD <5.6 cm* |
| LV wall thickness, free wall and septum | <1.3 cm* |
| LV ejection fraction | ≥50%† |
| No rhythm disturbances | 48-hour Holter recording |
Adapted from Syburra 2018.6
*Cardiac and aortic dimensions, and LV wall thickness may vary according to the body surface area and level of fitness, respectively.
†On echocardiography.
LV, left ventricular; LVEDD, left ventricular end-diastolic diameter.; LVOT, left ventricular outflow tract.