Difference between revisions of "Aortic stenosis"

Aortic stenosis
Anesthetic relevance
Anesthetic management	{{{anesthetic_management}}}
Specialty	Cardiology
Signs and symptoms	Decreased exercise tolerance, dyspnea, syncope, chest pain
Diagnosis	Echocardiogram
Treatment	Valve replacement surgery
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Revision as of 00:31, 29 January 2021

Aortic stenosis is the narrowing of the outflow tract of the left ventricle due to calcification of the aortic valve.

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-'''Aortic stenosis''' is the narrowing of the outflow tract of the left ventricle due to calcification of the aortic valve.{{Infobox comorbidity|other_names=|image=Severe_aortic_valve_stenosis_E00264_(CardioNetworks_ECHOpedia).jpg|caption=An echocardiogram showing a valve pressure gradient consistent with severe aortic stenosis|anesthetic_relevance=<span class="text-critical">Critical</span>|specialty=Cardiology|signs_symptoms=Decreased exercise tolerance, dyspnea, syncope, chest pain|diagnosis=[[Echocardiogram]]|treatment=Valve replacement surgery}}
+{{Infobox comorbidity|other_names=|image=Severe_aortic_valve_stenosis_E00264_(CardioNetworks_ECHOpedia).jpg|caption=An echocardiogram showing a valve pressure gradient consistent with severe aortic stenosis|anesthetic_relevance=<span class="text-critical">Critical</span>|specialty=Cardiology|signs_symptoms=Decreased exercise tolerance, dyspnea, syncope, chest pain|diagnosis=[[Echocardiogram]]|treatment=Valve replacement surgery}}
+'''Aortic stenosis''' is the narrowing of the outflow tract of the left ventricle due to calcification of the aortic valve.
 == Anesthetic implications<!-- Briefly summarize the anesthetic implications of this comorbidity. --> ==