Echocardiography effectively assessed the severity of degenerative aortic stenosis in three elderly male patients, categorizing them into mild, moderate, and severe cases based on hemodynamic parameters.
Case Report (n=3)
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Echocardiography is a crucial tool for accurately assessing the severity of degenerative aortic stenosis to guide surgical decision-making.
The incidence of degenerative valve disease also increasing with the increasing life expectancy of the elderly population. Rheumatic valve disease is decreasing gradually and the incidence of calcified degenerative aortic stenosis (AS) is growing. Echocardiography is a very important tool for evaluating the prognosis and treatment method as well as the time of operation and diagnosis of heart valve disease. When evaluating valvular heart disease, 2-dimensional echocardiography, which observes all heart valves in detail, should take precedence. Understanding the clinical findings of degenerative valve disease and performing precise echocardiography are extremely important. In addition, an assessment of the severity of aortic stenosis is necessary to determine the surgical indications. An assessment of the severity by echocardiography was explained with three cases of degenerative aortic stenosis. To perform echocardiography accurately, it is necessary to understand degenerative valve disease and its clinical findings accurately.
Sunghee Kim (2019) conducted a case report in Degenerative aortic stenosis (n=3). Echocardiography was evaluated. Echocardiography effectively assessed the severity of degenerative aortic stenosis in three elderly male patients, categorizing them into mild, moderate, and severe cases based on hemodynamic parameters.