Recommendations on the echocardiographic assessment of aortic valve stenosis: a focused update from the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging and the …
H Baumgartner, J Hung, J Bermejo… - European Heart …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Echocardiography is the key tool for the diagnosis and evaluation of aortic stenosis.
Because clinical decision-making is based on the echocardiographic assessment of its …
Because clinical decision-making is based on the echocardiographic assessment of its …
Cardiac imaging for assessing low-gradient severe aortic stenosis
Up to 40% of patients with aortic stenosis (AS) harbor discordant Doppler-
echocardiographic findings, the most common of which is the presence of a small aortic …
echocardiographic findings, the most common of which is the presence of a small aortic …
[PDF][PDF] 2017 ESC/EACTS Guidelines for the management of valvular heart disease
V Falk, H Baumgartner, JJ Bax… - European Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Health professionals are encouraged to take the ESC/EACTS Guidelines fully into account
when exercising their clinical judgment, as well as in the determination and the …
when exercising their clinical judgment, as well as in the determination and the …
Staging classification of aortic stenosis based on the extent of cardiac damage
Aims In patients with aortic stenosis (AS), risk stratification for aortic valve replacement
(AVR) relies mainly on valve-related factors, symptoms and co-morbidities. We sought to …
(AVR) relies mainly on valve-related factors, symptoms and co-morbidities. We sought to …
Sex-related discordance between aortic valve calcification and hemodynamic severity of aortic stenosis: is valvular fibrosis the explanation?
L Simard, N Cote, F Dagenais, P Mathieu… - Circulation …, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
Rationale: Calcific aortic stenosis (AS) is characterized by calcium deposition in valve
leaflets. However, women present lower aortic valve calcification loads than men for the …
leaflets. However, women present lower aortic valve calcification loads than men for the …
Systolic hypertension and progression of aortic valve calcification in patients with aortic stenosis: results from the PROGRESSA study
Aims Hypertension is highly prevalent in patients with aortic stenosis (AS) and is associated
with worse outcomes. The current prospective study assessed the impact of systolic …
with worse outcomes. The current prospective study assessed the impact of systolic …
Stress testing in asymptomatic aortic stenosis
Aortic stenosis is 1 of the most common heart valve diseases among adults. When
symptoms develop, prognosis is poor, and current guidelines recommend prompt aortic …
symptoms develop, prognosis is poor, and current guidelines recommend prompt aortic …
Valve calcification in aortic stenosis: etiology and diagnostic imaging techniques
MM Izquierdo-Gómez… - BioMed research …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aortic stenosis is the most common valvulopathy in the Western world. Its prevalence has
increased significantly in recent years due to population aging; hence, up to 8% of …
increased significantly in recent years due to population aging; hence, up to 8% of …
Effect of age and aortic valve anatomy on calcification and haemodynamic severity of aortic stenosis
Objective To evaluate the effect of age and aortic valve anatomy (tricuspid (TAV) vs bicuspid
(BAV) aortic valve) on the relationship between the aortic valve calcification (AVC) and the …
(BAV) aortic valve) on the relationship between the aortic valve calcification (AVC) and the …
[HTML][HTML] Impact of aortic valve calcification and sex on hemodynamic progression and clinical outcomes in AS
Aortic valve calcification (AVC) is the main culprit lesion of calcific aortic valve stenosis (AS)
and is a strong determinant of AS severity and powerful risk factor for mortality (1, 2) …
and is a strong determinant of AS severity and powerful risk factor for mortality (1, 2) …