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While each condition has been extensively studied in isolation, there is limited data on the clinical characteristics of patients with combined AS-MS.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We retrospectively identified patients with significant AS and concomitant significant MS from the echocardiography database between 2003 and 2018. Exclusion criteria included left ventricular ejection fraction &amp;lt;50%, other significant valvular lesions, prior cardiac surgery, and associated congenital heart disease. Patients with isolated AS were compared to patients with combined AS-MS.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of 1470 patients with severe AS, a total of 353 patients were included: 41 with combined AS-MS and 312 with isolated AS. The prevalence of combined AS-MS was 11% among patients with significant AS. Compared to patients with isolated AS, patients with combined AS-MS were significantly younger (50 vs. 63 years,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001), had a lower prevalence of hypertension (44% vs. 64%,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.017) and diabetes (22% v. 42%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.013), and a greater prevalence of atrial fibrillation (17% vs. 5%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.003). Patients with combined AS-MS had a significantly larger left atrial size (4.79\u2009\u00b1\u20090.70\u2005cm vs. 3.93\u2009\u00b1\u20090.73\u2005cm,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001), higher peak tricuspid velocities (3.14\u2009\u00b1\u20090.59\u2005m\/s vs. 2.72\u2009\u00b1\u20090.45\u2005m\/s,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001), and greater prevalence of moderate or severe tricuspid regurgitation (15% vs. 1%,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001). Echocardiographic parameters assessing transvalvular flow rate did not differ significantly between the two groups. After multivariate adjustment for age and gender combined AS-MS was associated with worse 5-year overall survival (HR 2.672, 95% CI 1.060\u20136.732,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.037).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Combined mitral and aortic stenosis is not uncommon (11%) but linked to worse outcomes than isolated AS. Despite expectations, concomitant significant MS did not increase prevalence of paradoxical low-flow, low-gradient AS.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fcvm.2025.1634914","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,10,31]],"date-time":"2025-10-31T06:22:39Z","timestamp":1761891759000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Severe mitral stenosis as a cause of paradoxical low-flow, low-gradient severe aortic stenosis: an explorative study on hemodynamics and outcomes"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Dania","family":"Mohty","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohamed 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