1) The document discusses a case of a 76-year-old woman with severe aortic stenosis, left ventricular dysfunction, and no contractile reserve on stress echocardiography.
2) Tests including aortic valve calcium scoring by CT and low/high-dose dobutamine stress echocardiography were used to further evaluate the severity of stenosis and operative risk.
3) Based on the results, transapical transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) was performed and led to improvements in symptoms, valve hemodynamics, and left ventricular function at one-year follow-up.