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The aim of this observational study was to describe exercise hemodynamics in patients with asymptomatic discordant AS and left ventricular ejection fraction \u226550%.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>METHODS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Patients with aortic valve area \u22641.5 cm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      underwent right heart catheterization at rest and during maximal exercise, measuring pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP), cardiac output (CO), and the PCWP\/CO-slope. Patients were stratified into 3 groups: discordant LG AS (aortic valve area \u22641.0 cm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      and mean gradient &lt;40 mm\u2009Hg); moderate AS (aortic valve area &gt;1.0 cm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      ); and high-gradient (HG) severe AS (aortic valve area \u22641.0 cm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      and mean gradient \u226540 mm\u2009Hg).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>RESULTS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 86 patients, 17 (20%) had discordant LG, 49 (57%) moderate, and 20 (23%) HG severe AS. The median PCWP\/CO-slope was significantly steeper in discordant LG (3.3 [interquartile range, 2.1\u20134.3] mm\u2009Hg\/L\/min) and HG severe AS (2.7 [1.9\u20133.4] mm\u2009Hg\/L per minute) compared with moderate AS (1.9 [0.7\u20132.8] mm\u2009Hg\/L per minute),\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">P<\/jats:italic>\n                      =0.004. In a regression model adjusted for age, sex, and rest PCWP, systemic arterial compliance and AS severity were significantly associated with the PCWP\/CO-slope. Furthermore, patients with discordant LG AS had a leftward-upward shift in the PCWP\/CO-curve.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>CONCLUSIONS:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Discordant LG and HG severe AS had similar hemodynamic responses to exercise with steeper PCWP\/CO-slope than in moderate AS, suggesting that discordant LG AS is a severe form of AS. In addition, the left upwards shift in PCWP\/CO-curve for discordant LG compared with HG severe AS indicates that this group also has heart failure with preserved ejection fraction physiology.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>REGISTRATION:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      URL:\n                      <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" ext-link-type=\"uri\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/www.clinicaltrials.gov\">https:\/\/www.clinicaltrials.gov<\/jats:ext-link>\n                      ; Unique identifier: NCT04913870 and NCT02395107.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  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