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Aortic stenosis
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Phone:617-632-7753; 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]; Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [5]
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 & Valve Area | Flow Velocity | Low Flow, Low Gradient, Low Ejection Fraction Aortic Stenosis | Gross pathology | Microscopic pathology
Epidemiology and Demographics
Risk Factors
Causes
Differential Diagnosis
Natural History, Complications & Prognosis
Natural History & Disease Progression | Complications | Prognosis
Diagnosis
Symptoms | Physical Examination | Electrocardiogram | Chest X Ray | MRI | CT scan | Echocardiogram | Cardiac catheterization | Aortic valve area | Aortic valve area calculation
Treatment
Overview | Medical Therapy | Percutaneous Aortic Balloon Valvotomy (PABV) or Aortic Valvuloplasty | Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) | Surgical Treatement | 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]
References
- ↑ 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 (September 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 on 2012-04-09.
[edit] Acknowledgement and Attribution Regarding Sources of Content
Some of the initial content on this page may be incorporated in part from copyleft sources in the public domain including wikis such as Wikipedia and AskDrWiki. Drug information for patients came from the The National Library of Medicine. Infectious disease information may have come from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Differential Diagnoses are drawn from clinicians as well as an amalgamation of 3 sources: 1.The Disease Database; 2. Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:3; 3. Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:7 .
