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Normal-flow low-gradient severe aortic stenosis is a frequent and real entity (academic.oup.com)
submitted 1 year ago by therationaltroll to c/medicine
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Low-gradient aortic stenosis (AS) [i.e. an aortic valve area (AVA) <1 cm2 with a mean transvalvular gradient <40 mmHg and/or peak jet aortic velocity <4 m/s] is a frequent finding, with up to 40% AS patients harbouring discrepant results at transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) examination.1 This discordant grading pattern raises challenges and uncertainties regarding the true severity of the valve disease. Therefore, a thorough, integrative approach including assessment of flow status has been proposed in recent guidelines

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[–] xohshoo 1 points 1 year ago

AV calcium scoring FTW