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Aortic Stenosis - Diagnosis
The severity of aortic stenosis is determined by measuring the aortic valve area (AVA) and calculating the pressure gradient between the LV and the aorta on echocardiography. Aortic stenosis is ...
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Aortic Valve Stenosis Topic Review
The severity of aortic stenosis is determined by measuring the aortic valve area (AVA) and calculating the pressure gradient between the left ventricle and the aorta on echocardiography.
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DETECT-AS: Alert System Increase AV Replacement in Eligible Patients
The “passive” notification led to more patients with severe AS undergoing valve replacement, but more can be done still.
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Diagnosis of Aortic Stenosis in the Elderly: Role of Echocardiography
A simple ratio of VTI (LVOT) to VTI (aortic stenosis) provides a convenient ... diameter may be measured for valve area calculation. Mild poststenotic dilatation and increased left atrium/aortic ...
Trilogy valve demonstrates safety and effectiveness in treating aortic regurgitation
Patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a valve designed to treat aortic regurgitation had ...
AHA/ASA Journals10d
Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Low-Risk Patients in the United States: A Report From the STS/ACC TVT Registry
BACKGROUND: Real-world low-risk transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) outcomes in the United States have not been assessed comprehensively versus pivotal trials, which is a key component of ...
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Calcific Aortic Stenosis in the Elderly: A Brief Overview
While the average decrease in valve area in elderly patients is 0.12 ... on hemodynamics in patients with mild to moderate aortic stenosis. [18] While no medication has been shown to delay the ...
The New England Journal of Medicine9d
The Importance of a High-Pitched Squeaking Systolic Murmur in the Diagnosis of Aortic Stenosis and Calcification of the Aortic Valve
In a localized area somewhat above the apical ... is emphasized as a diagnostic sign of aortic stenosis or calcification of the aortic valve. In the diagnosis of aortic stenosis the rough quality ...
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EARLY TAVR: Delaying Valve Replacement Increases Risk of Poor Outcomes
With surveillance, conversion to acute valve syndrome happened frequently and was linked to worse clinical outcomes.
Team links gene duplications, deletions within chromosome region to nonsyndromic bicuspid aortic valve disease
The condition can lead to complications as severe as thoracic aortic aneurysms, weakening of the aortic wall, and aortic ...
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Medtronic launches Avalus Ultra surgical aortic tissue valve
Medtronic has announced the launch of the Avalus Ultra valve, an advanced surgical ... “Patients with aortic stenosis are experiencing more complex disease, and therefore, procedures need ...
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What Is Aortic Stenosis?
DAVID MONTGOMERY: Aortic stenosis is a tightening of one of the four major valves of the heart. The aortic valve is particularly important because the aortic valve is the gateway to the rest of ...