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Overview

Historical Perspective

Classification

Pathophysiology

Causes

Differentiating Aortic Stenosis from other Diseases

Epidemiology and Demographics

Risk Factors

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Diagnosis

History and Symptoms

Physical Examination

Cardiac Stress Test

Electrocardiogram

Chest X Ray

CT

MRI

Echocardiography

Cardiac Catheterization

Aortic Valve Area

Aortic Valve Area Calculation

Treatment

General Approach

Medical Therapy

Surgery

Percutaneous Aortic Balloon Valvotomy (PABV) or Aortic Valvuloplasty

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)

TAVR vs SAVR
Critical Pathway
Patient Selection
Imaging
Evaluation
Valve Types
TAVR Procedure
Post TAVR management
AHA/ACC Guideline Recommendations

Follow Up

Prevention

Precautions and Prophylaxis

Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy

Future or Investigational Therapies

Case Studies

Case #1

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Cafer Zorkun, M.D., Ph.D. [2]; Mohammed A. Sbeih, M.D. [3]; Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S. [4];

Synonyms and Keywords: AS, critical AS, tight AS, aortic valve stenosis, senile calcific aortic stenosis, degenerative calcific aortic stenosis

Overview

Classification

Acquired: Rheumatic aortic stenosis

Congenital: Bicuspid aortic stenosis | Subaortic membrane | Subvalvular aortic stenosis | Supravalvular aortic stenosis

Pathophysiology

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy | Diastolic Dysfunction | Systolic Dysfunction | Atrial Fibrillation | Pressure Gradient and Valve Area | Flow Velocity | Low Flow, Low Gradient, Low Ejection Fraction Aortic Stenosis | Gross pathology | Microscopic pathology

Causes

Differential Diagnosis

Epidemiology and Demographics

Risk Factors

Natural History, Complications and Prognosis

Natural History and Disease Progression | Complications | Prognosis

Diagnosis

Symptoms | Physical Examination | Cardiac Stress Test | Electrocardiogram | Chest X Ray | CT scan | MRI | Echocardiography | Cardiac Catheterization | Aortic valve area | Aortic valve area calculation

Treatment

General Approach to a Patient with Aortic stenosis | Overview | Medical Therapy | Percutaneous Aortic Balloon Valvotomy (PABV) or Aortic Valvuloplasty | Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) | Surgical Treatment | Follow Up | Prevention | Precautions and Prophylaxis

Guideline Resources

2008 Focused Update Incorporated Into the ACC/AHA 2006 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to Revise the 1998 Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Valvular Heart Disease) Endorsed by the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons[1]

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References

  1. Bonow RO, Carabello BA, Chatterjee K, de Leon AC, Faxon DP, Freed MD, Gaasch WH, Lytle BW, Nishimura RA, O'Gara PT, O'Rourke RA, Otto CM, Shah PM, Shanewise JS, Nishimura RA, Carabello BA, Faxon DP, Freed MD, Lytle BW, O'Gara PT, O'Rourke RA, Shah PM (2008). "2008 focused update incorporated into the ACC/AHA 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines (Writing Committee to revise the 1998 guidelines for the management of patients with valvular heart disease). Endorsed by the Society of Cardiovascular Anesthesiologists, Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions, and Society of Thoracic Surgeons". Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 52 (13): e1–142. doi:10.1016/j.jacc.2008.05.007. PMID 18848134. Retrieved 2012-04-09. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

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