title: Echocardiographic assessment of aortic stenosis in the elderly.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Disease, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL 35249, USA.
authors.forename: Ravi K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Mallavarapu
authors.forename: Sunil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mankad
authors.forename: Navin C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Nanda
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001024:Aortic Valve Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans