Background: Clinical and echocardiography follow-up is recommended in patients with aortic stenosis to detect symptom onset, thus a watchful waiting approach has to be safe and effective. For both AS patients and their general practitioners, evaluation of valvular heart disease (VHD) knowledge, after the indexed specialized assessment has never been measured.
Aims: To evaluate the knowledge of clinical symptoms of aortic stenosis by both patients and their general practitioner.