RT Book, Section
A1 Lobaugh, Lauren
A1 Freeman, Brian S.
A2 Freeman, Brian S.
A2 Berger, Jeffrey S.
SR Print(0)
ID 1135740154
T1 Stenotic Valvular Disease
T2 Anesthesiology Core Review: Part Two Advanced Exam
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259641770
LK accessanesthesiology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1135740154
RD 2024/04/24
AB Epidemiological  studies  have  determined  that  more  than  one  in  eight  people  aged  75  and  older  have  moderate  or  severe  aortic  stenosis  (AS).  The  most  common  cause  of  aortic  stenosis  is  progressive  calcification  and  senile  degeneration.  Congenital  defects—particularly  bicuspid  aortic  valves—also  increase  the  risk  of  stenosis.  Rheumatic  heart  disease  also  predisposes  to  AS  but  is  almost  always  linked  to  significant  mitral  valve  disease.  Cardiac  auscultation  reveals  a  systolic  ejection  murmur  that  radiates  to  the  carotid  artery.