[en] Aortic stenosis is the most frequent valvular heart disease. In aortic stenosis, therapeutic decision essentially depends on symptomatic status, stenosis severity, and status of left ventricular systolic function. Surgical aortic valve replacement or transcatheter aortic valve implantation is the sole effective therapy in symptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis, whereas the management of asymptomatic patients remains controversial and is mainly based on individual risk stratification. Imaging is fundamental for the initial diagnostic work-up, follow-up, and selection of the optimal timing and type of intervention. The present review provides specific recommendations for utilization of multimodality imaging to optimize risk stratification and therapeutic decision-making processes in aortic stenosis.
Disciplines :
Cardiovascular & respiratory systems
Author, co-author :
DULGHERU, Raluca Elena ; Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Service de cardiologie
Pibarot, Philippe
Sengupta, Partho P.
Pierard, Luc ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences cliniques > Cardiologie - Pathologie spéciale et réhabilitation
Rosenhek, Raphael
Magne, Julien
Donal, Erwan
Bernard, Anne
Fattouch, Khalil
Cosyns, Bernard
Vannan, Mani
Gillam, Linda
Lancellotti, Patrizio ; Université de Liège > Département des sciences cliniques > Imagerie cardiaque fonctionnelle par échographie
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