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Figure 3 As the rate of progression of aortic stenosis increases from 3 mm Hg/year to 11 mm Hg/year, CABG alone (hatched areas) is favored in a smaller subset of patients. At a rate of 3 mm Hg/year, nearly all patients with mild AS should undergo CABG alone; at a rate of 11 mm Hg/year, only the elderly with very low gradients should be considered for CABG without coincident AVR. Abbreviations as in Figure 1.
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