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Does multimodality imaging improve the diagnosis and assessment of aortic stenosis severity compared to standard 2D echocardiography?
Does multimodality imaging improve the diagnosis and assessment of aortic stenosis severity compared to standard 2D echocardiography?
Multimodality imaging is a valuable adjunct to standard 2D echocardiography for refining the diagnosis and severity assessment of aortic stenosis in complex cases.
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May support multimodality imaging when echocardiography is inconclusive for aortic stenosis; leaves open need for prospective validation.
INTRODUCTION: Aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common cause of valvular heart disease. Imaging plays a major role in the diagnosis and evaluation of AS severity. AREAS COVERED: The present review focuses on new emerging concepts in AS by stressing the substantial value of imaging into the understanding of the complex pathophysiology and management of AS. Expert commentary: Though, standard 2D echocardiography is often diagnostic multi-modality imaging can be required in patients with doubtful results or to refine the evaluation of AS.
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