Disclosures Am J Geriatr Cardiol. 2003;12 (3) Diagnosis Aortic stenosis is a disease often diagnosed in its asymptomatic phase due to its distinct murmur and the widespread use of noninvasive imaging.

Diagnosis Aortic stenosis is a disease often diagnosed in its asymptomatic phase due to its distinct murmur and the widespread use of noninvasive imaging. The history, however, is still of paramount ...

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Main branch or peripheral pulmonary artery stenosis should be suspected when a continuous murmur is heard or when poststenotic dilatations of the pulmonary artery branches or areas of decreased ...

Conversely, diastolic murmurs as a result of mitral stenosis or pulmonary or aortic regurgitation may be hard to hear but should be obvious on a point-of-care echocardiogram. An abnormal murmur or ...

ABDOMINAL murmurs have been reported as occurring in renal-artery stenosis associated with hypertension 1–9 and also over enlarged spleens, 10 with tortuous splenic arteries, 11 tumors of the ...

There is currently no way to stop calcification of the aortic valve. If all else fails, the valve must be replaced. To better ...

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With recent advancements in surgical techniques, the majority of older patients with severe aortic stenosis are suitable candidates for valve replacement--even octogenarians and nonagenarians.

Conclusion & Future Perspective As the population ages and the average lifespan increases, AV disease will become increasingly prevalent, particularly in older adults. With recent advancements in ...

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Phonocardiographic study and recording of the external carotid pulse were undertaken. Figure 1 demonstrates the typical "diamond-shaped" early systolic ejection murmur. It also shows that, when ...