The Need for Echocardiography Alerts for Aortic Stenosis: The Time Has Come

The diagnosis of severe aortic stenosis (SAS) has long been known to be associated with a poor prognosis.1 A recent report by Strange et  al.2 has raised new concerns in patients with even moderate aortic stenosis; this report shows the 5-year all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in patients with moderate aortic stenosis carries twice the mortality risk compared with patients with no aortic stenosis.

Source: Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography - January 12, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Glenn R. Barnhart, Randolph P. Martin, James D. Thomas, Patrick M. McCarthy Tags: Editorial Comment Source Type: research