Pressure tracings made from the ... small and would be consistent with mild or moderate aortic stenosis. However, the actual transvalvular gradient as shown on the right is much larger.

At cardiac catheterization for aortic stenosis, the transvalvular pressure gradient is determined by directly recording ascending aortic and left ventricular pressures (preferably simultaneously).

In patients greater than age 65, more than 90% of aortic stenosis involves trileaflet valves which have developed heavy calcification. [5] In these instances the calcium deposits are thought to ...

The study published in the European Heart Journal—Cardiovascular Imaging, analyzed data from 601 patients with severe high-gradient AS who underwent cardiac CT scans.

A regurgitant jet from severe aortic regurgitation may impinge ... The first part of the mitral stenosis murmur reflects the pressure gradient between the left atrium and the left ventricle.

Heart disease is a term that many Indians are familiar with and that it may be linked to high blood pressure ... that often ...