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Echocardiographic assessment of aortic stenosis in the elderly involves various modalities with distinct advantages and limitations, including a potential role for 3-dimensional echocardiography.
This review discusses the advantages and limitations of various echocardiographic modalities for assessing aortic stenosis in the elderly.
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Supports careful echocardiographic modality selection in elderly aortic stenosis; leaves open prospective validation of 3D echocardiography.
Aortic stenosis is one of the most common valvular conditions affecting the elderly population. This article reviews the echocardiographic assessment of aortic stenosis in the elderly including the advantages and limitations of different modalities and the potential role of 3-dimensional echocardiography in this special population.
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Mallavarapu et al. (2007) studied this question. Echocardiographic assessment of aortic stenosis in the elderly involves various modalities with distinct advantages and limitations, including a potential role for 3-dimensional echocardiography.
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