- Foreword
- Preface
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Introduction to valvular heart disease
- Chapter 2 Assessment of valvular heart disease
- Chapter 3 General management
- Chapter 4 Aortic stenosis
- Chapter 5 Aortic regurgitation
- Chapter 6 Mitral stenosis
- Chapter 7 Mitral regurgitation
- Chapter 8 Tricuspid stenosis
- Chapter 9 Tricuspid regurgitation
- Chapter 10 Pulmonary stenosis
- Chapter 11 Pulmonary regurgitation
- Chapter 12 Surgery and prosthetic valves
- Chapter 13 Percutaneous valve therapy
- Chapter 14 Management during non-cardiac surgery
- Chapter 15 Valvular heart disease in pregnancy
- Chapter 16 Infective endocarditis
- Appendix
- Index
(p. 97) Aortic stenosis
- Chapter:
- (p. 97) Aortic stenosis
- Author(s):
Jim Newton
, Nikant Sabharwal
, Saul Myerson
, Steven Westaby
, and Bernard Prendergast
- DOI:
- 10.1093/med/9780199559237.003.004
Introduction 98
Epidemiology 98
Aetiology 98
Symptoms 100
Clinical signs 100
Complications 102
Exercise testing 104
Initial investigations 106
Differential diagnosis 106
Echocardiographic assessment 108
Grading severity 114
Invasive assessment 116
Medical therapy 118
Surveillance 119
Indications for surgery 120
Management algorithm for severe aortic stenosis ...
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- Foreword
- Preface
- Symbols and abbreviations
- Chapter 1 Introduction to valvular heart disease
- Chapter 2 Assessment of valvular heart disease
- Chapter 3 General management
- Chapter 4 Aortic stenosis
- Chapter 5 Aortic regurgitation
- Chapter 6 Mitral stenosis
- Chapter 7 Mitral regurgitation
- Chapter 8 Tricuspid stenosis
- Chapter 9 Tricuspid regurgitation
- Chapter 10 Pulmonary stenosis
- Chapter 11 Pulmonary regurgitation
- Chapter 12 Surgery and prosthetic valves
- Chapter 13 Percutaneous valve therapy
- Chapter 14 Management during non-cardiac surgery
- Chapter 15 Valvular heart disease in pregnancy
- Chapter 16 Infective endocarditis
- Appendix
- Index