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Video 15-3: This parasternal long-axis view shows a calcified thickened aortic valve that has reduced mobility on the video clip consistent with severe aortic stenosis (AS).

From: Critical Care Ultrasonography, Second Edition

While the 2-D image suggests severe AS, quantification of the severity of AS requires Doppler-based measurements.
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Author(s) Robert Arntfield, Paul H. Mayo
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