Aortic stenosis is a disease often diagnosed in its asymptomatic phase due to its distinct murmur and the widespread use of noninvasive imaging. The history, however, is still of paramount ...

Objective In severe aortic valve stenosis (AS), low left ventricular (LV) stroke volume has been associated with increased cardiovascular (CV) mortality, but this association has not been explored ...

Four-dimensional flow cardiovascular MRI (4D flow CMR) can more accurately estimate peak aortic valve velocities (V Peak) than traditional transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) in patients with aortic ...

The clinical assessment of aortic stenosis severity is based on two-dimensional echocardiography and Doppler, with measurement of the peak jet velocity, mean gradient and aortic valve area (AVA) ...

Without treatment, 1 in 10 patients experiencing symptoms of severe aortic stenosis (AS) may die within five weeks. However, the symptoms of severe AS can be difficult to detect and may progress ...

Quick Takes Elevated Lp (a) concentrations were associated not only with incident aortic stenosis but also with more rapid hemodynamic aortic stenosis progression as assessed by the peak velocity and ...

Aortic stenosis not only progresses in the dialysis population, but also in patients with nondialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease (CKD), a new study finds. The condition steadily progresses with ...

Among 647 patients with diagnosed aortic stenosis (peak aortic jet velocity [Vmax] of 2.5 m/s or more and a left ventricular ejection fraction of at least 50%), 261 patients (40%) had CKD.

A retrospective, observational study of 1366 patients at a single academic center in South Korea showed a significant link between higher A1c levels and faster progression of aortic stenosis.

Similar aortic stenosis progression based on peak velocity between patients with cancer (blue line, estimated slope 0.16 m/s/year) and a historical cohort by Rosenhek et al. (18) (red line, estimated ...

But when we're thinking about aortic stenosis, there are specific parts of the history that can be helpful -- and the physical exam -- in helping to increase the probability of that diagnosis.