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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Aortic sclerosis is defined based on [[transthoracic echocardiography|transthoracic echocardiographic]] findings which include focal valve thickening with associated increase in echogenicity.<ref name="pmid15967862">{{cite journal |author=Freeman RV, Otto CM |title=Spectrum of calcific aortic valve disease: pathogenesis, disease progression, and treatment strategies |journal=[[Circulation]] |volume=111 |issue=24 |pages=3316–26 |year=2005 |month=June |pmid=15967862 |doi=10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.104.486738 |url=http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=15967862 |accessdate=2012-04-10}}</ref><ref name="pmid10403851">{{cite journal |author=Otto CM, Lind BK, Kitzman DW, Gersh BJ, Siscovick DS |title=Association of aortic-valve sclerosis with cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in the elderly |journal=[[The New England Journal of Medicine]] |volume=341 |issue=3 |pages=142–7 |year=1999 |month=July |pmid=10403851 |doi=10.1056/NEJM199907153410302 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJM199907153410302 |accessdate=2012-04-10}}</ref><ref name="pmid9060903">{{cite journal |author=Stewart BF, Siscovick D, Lind BK, Gardin JM, Gottdiener JS, Smith VE, Kitzman DW, Otto CM |title=Clinical factors associated with calcific aortic valve disease. Cardiovascular Health Study |journal=[[Journal of the American College of Cardiology]] |volume=29 |issue=3 |pages=630–4 |year=1997 |month=March |pmid=9060903 |doi= |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0735109796005633 |accessdate=2012-04-10}}</ref><ref name="pmid21295189">{{cite journal |author=Gharacholou SM, Karon BL, Shub C, Pellikka PA |title=Aortic valve sclerosis and clinical outcomes: moving toward a definition |journal=[[The American Journal of Medicine]] |volume=124 |issue=2 |pages=103–10 |year=2011 |month=February |pmid=21295189 |doi=10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.10.012 |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0002-9343(10)00913-7 |accessdate=2012-04-10}}</ref> | Aortic sclerosis is defined based on [[transthoracic echocardiography|transthoracic echocardiographic]] findings which include irregular leaflet thickening and focal valve thickening with associated increase in echogenicity.<ref name="pmid15967862">{{cite journal |author=Freeman RV, Otto CM |title=Spectrum of calcific aortic valve disease: pathogenesis, disease progression, and treatment strategies |journal=[[Circulation]] |volume=111 |issue=24 |pages=3316–26 |year=2005 |month=June |pmid=15967862 |doi=10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.104.486738 |url=http://circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=15967862 |accessdate=2012-04-10}}</ref><ref name="pmid10403851">{{cite journal |author=Otto CM, Lind BK, Kitzman DW, Gersh BJ, Siscovick DS |title=Association of aortic-valve sclerosis with cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in the elderly |journal=[[The New England Journal of Medicine]] |volume=341 |issue=3 |pages=142–7 |year=1999 |month=July |pmid=10403851 |doi=10.1056/NEJM199907153410302 |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1056/NEJM199907153410302 |accessdate=2012-04-10}}</ref><ref name="pmid9060903">{{cite journal |author=Stewart BF, Siscovick D, Lind BK, Gardin JM, Gottdiener JS, Smith VE, Kitzman DW, Otto CM |title=Clinical factors associated with calcific aortic valve disease. Cardiovascular Health Study |journal=[[Journal of the American College of Cardiology]] |volume=29 |issue=3 |pages=630–4 |year=1997 |month=March |pmid=9060903 |doi= |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0735109796005633 |accessdate=2012-04-10}}</ref><ref name="pmid21295189">{{cite journal |author=Gharacholou SM, Karon BL, Shub C, Pellikka PA |title=Aortic valve sclerosis and clinical outcomes: moving toward a definition |journal=[[The American Journal of Medicine]] |volume=124 |issue=2 |pages=103–10 |year=2011 |month=February |pmid=21295189 |doi=10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.10.012 |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0002-9343(10)00913-7 |accessdate=2012-04-10}}</ref> | ||
==Echocardiographic Features== | ==Echocardiographic Features== | ||
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* Irregular leaflet thickening | * Irregular leaflet thickening | ||
* Leaflet mobility is normal | * Leaflet mobility is normal | ||
* Valvular hemodynamic parameters are normal with a jet velocity of less than 2.5 m per sec across the valve | * Valvular hemodynamic parameters are normal with a jet flow velocity of less than 2.5 m per sec across the valve | ||
==Progression to Aortic Stenosis== | |||
Echocardiographic indicators of progression of aortic sclerosis to aortic stenosis include: | |||
* Restricted leaflet mobility | |||
* Increased echogenicity suggestive of increase leaflet calcification | |||
* Increase in jet flow velocity across the valve | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Aortic sclerosis is defined based on transthoracic echocardiographic findings which include irregular leaflet thickening and focal valve thickening with associated increase in echogenicity.[1][2][3][4]
Echocardiographic Features
- Focal areas of valve thickening with associated increase in echogenicity is the hallmark of aortic sclerosis, as opposed to diffuse thickening observed as a part of normal aging
- Aortic side of the valve in the center of the valve cusp is commonly affected
- Commissural areas are spared
- Irregular leaflet thickening
- Leaflet mobility is normal
- Valvular hemodynamic parameters are normal with a jet flow velocity of less than 2.5 m per sec across the valve
Progression to Aortic Stenosis
Echocardiographic indicators of progression of aortic sclerosis to aortic stenosis include:
- Restricted leaflet mobility
- Increased echogenicity suggestive of increase leaflet calcification
- Increase in jet flow velocity across the valve
References
- ↑ Freeman RV, Otto CM (2005). "Spectrum of calcific aortic valve disease: pathogenesis, disease progression, and treatment strategies". Circulation. 111 (24): 3316–26. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.104.486738. PMID 15967862. Retrieved 2012-04-10. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Otto CM, Lind BK, Kitzman DW, Gersh BJ, Siscovick DS (1999). "Association of aortic-valve sclerosis with cardiovascular mortality and morbidity in the elderly". The New England Journal of Medicine. 341 (3): 142–7. doi:10.1056/NEJM199907153410302. PMID 10403851. Retrieved 2012-04-10. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Stewart BF, Siscovick D, Lind BK, Gardin JM, Gottdiener JS, Smith VE, Kitzman DW, Otto CM (1997). "Clinical factors associated with calcific aortic valve disease. Cardiovascular Health Study". Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 29 (3): 630–4. PMID 9060903. Retrieved 2012-04-10. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ Gharacholou SM, Karon BL, Shub C, Pellikka PA (2011). "Aortic valve sclerosis and clinical outcomes: moving toward a definition". The American Journal of Medicine. 124 (2): 103–10. doi:10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.10.012. PMID 21295189. Retrieved 2012-04-10. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help)