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Shortly after the diagnosis of
aortic stenosis and systolic myocardial failure was established, the patient was put on diltiazem (0.42mg [kg.sup.-1] TID PO), digoxin (0.005mg [kg.sup.-1] BID PO), enalapril (0.42mg [kg.sup.-1] BID PO) and furosemide (2mg [kg.sup.-1] TID SQ).
The valve currently stands as the largest available in the healthcare industry to treat severe
aortic stenosis patients with large anatomies.
Altered hemodynamics due to
aortic stenosis and regurgitation and also defects in aortic media like elastin fragmentation, decreased fibrillin, matrix disruption, loss of smooth muscle and increase in collagen have been thought to be the cause.
A study carried out by Torres A in 373 patients with
aortic stenosis with median systolic pressure was 59 (50-71) mm of Hg before balloon valvuloplasty and 22 (15-30) after the procedure.
Although many people with
aortic stenosis find out about their disease incidentally when their doctor hears a murmur while listening to their heart, others progress to more severe disease, with symptoms such as fatigue, shortness of breath, faintness (syncope), and chest pain.
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While patients in these studies had aortic valve calcification, there was high prevalence of
aortic stenosis and regurgitation.
Abbreviations AS:
Aortic stenosis AVA: Aortic valve area CAVD: Calcific aortic valve disease CMRI: Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging CT: Computed tomography LV: Left ventricle LVEF: Left ventricular ejection fraction LVOT: Left ventricular outflow tract diameter LDL: Low-density lipoprotein TAVI: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation TTE: Transthoracic echocardiography TEE: Transesophageal echocardiography.
This condition, called
aortic stenosis, can be the result of a congenital heart defect called bicuspid aortic valve.