what are the Recommendations for Management of the Asymptomatic Patient
With VHD Undergoing Noncardiac Surgery
Referenced studies that support the recommendations are
summarized in Online Data Supplement 47.?
In asymptomatic patients with moderate or greater degrees of MR and normal LV systolic function with less than severe pulmonary hypertension (pulmonary artery systolic pressure <50 mm Hg), it is reasonable to perform elective noncardiac surgery.