Aortic Stenosis

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
AS
Pronunciation
/eɪˈɔːr.tɪk stɪˈnoʊ.sɪs/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Physiology

Examples in Context

  1. Evaluation of coronary flow in patients with aortic stenosis by Doppler guide wire;
  2. Over the past decades, echocardiography has become the clinical standard for the evaluation of aortic stenosis severity.
  3. Acquired aortic stenosis may occur after a strep infection that progresses to rheumatic fever.
  4. A similar finding is often made in early stages of aortic stenosis or in incomplete leil bundle branch block.
  5. Introduction : Aortic stenosis ( AS ) is the most common valvular heart disease in westernised societies.

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