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Severity of Aortic Stenosis in Adults 
Current ACC/AHA guidelines recommend cut-off values for Doppler-echocardiographic measurements of
Stenosis in Adults ... stenosis (AS) as ... >50 mmHg (2) (Table ... common problem in clinical ... #Classification
Aortic Stenosis Grading on echocardiography
The cut-offs for grading can be found in table 1. Discrepancies are
Aortic Stenosis ... can be found in table ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Aortic ... #Stenosis #AorticStenosis ... #Classification
Aortic Stenosis Severity Classification

Mild AS:
 • Valve Area > 1.5 cm2
 • Mean Gradient < 20
Aortic Stenosis ... Severity Classification ... #Stenosis #Severity ... #Classification ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #Table
Severe Mitral Stenosis- The physical examination revealed a right parasternal heave, a loud S1, a midpeaking
Severe Mitral Stenosis ... ejection murmur (grade ... revealed moderate aortic ... mean transmitral gradient ... source for video) #clinical
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... with previously stable ... 109 mm Hg) with clinical ... : Renal artery stenosis ... Coarctation of aorta
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... Stable patients ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... Severe Aortic stenosis