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Transthoracic echocardiography has largely replaced cardiac catheterization as the primary modality for the hemodynamic assessment of valvular heart disease. A comprehensive evaluation of valve structure, function, and hemodynamics is possible through a carefully performed transthoracic study. In the case of aortic stenosis, echocardiography is used to define the initial severity of disease, etiology, and monitor its progression through serial follow up studies. Evaluation of aortic stenosis would be incomplete without a comprehensive examination of overall left ventricular function and estimation of pulmonary artery pressures. Transthoracic echocardiography, therefore, can provide important information about the initial diagnosis, management, and follow-up of adult patients with native aortic valve stenosis.
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Bermudez, E.A. (2007). Echocardiographic Assessment of Aortic Stenosis. In: Solomon, S.D., Bulwer, B. (eds) Essential Echocardiography. Contemporary Cardiology. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-977-6_11
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