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