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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Chest x ray may be used as a diagnostic tool in the evaluation of aortic stenosis. Findings associated with aortic stenosis include [[left ventricular hypertrophy]]. | Chest x ray may be used as a diagnostic tool in the evaluation of aortic stenosis. Findings associated with aortic stenosis include [[left ventricular hypertrophy]] and calcification of the aortic valve. | ||
==Chest X Ray== | ==Chest X Ray== | ||
===Chamber Enlargement=== | |||
Chest X-ray may show hypertrophied left ventricle if there is aortic stenosis. In later stages of disease; the left ventricle dilates and the patient may have pulmonary congestion appears on X-ray. In case of severe aortic stenosis for a long time; the left atrium, pulmonary artery, and right side of heart may become enlarged too. | Chest X-ray may show hypertrophied left ventricle if there is aortic stenosis. In later stages of disease; the left ventricle dilates and the patient may have pulmonary congestion appears on X-ray. In case of severe aortic stenosis for a long time; the left atrium, pulmonary artery, and right side of heart may become enlarged too. | ||
===Calcification=== | |||
*Calcification of the valve is found in nearly all adult patients who have significant aortic stenosis. | |||
*If calcification of the aortic valve is present on a chest x ray in adult, the aortic valve gradient is usually greater than 50 mm Hg. | |||
=====Left Ventricular Enlargement due to Aortic Stenosis===== | =====Left Ventricular Enlargement due to Aortic Stenosis===== | ||
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Aortic Stenosis Microchapters |
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Treatment |
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Percutaneous Aortic Balloon Valvotomy (PABV) or Aortic Valvuloplasty |
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) |
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Aortic stenosis chest x ray On the Web |
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Risk calculators and risk factors for Aortic stenosis chest x ray |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Mohammed A. Sbeih, M.D. [2]; Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [3]
Overview
Chest x ray may be used as a diagnostic tool in the evaluation of aortic stenosis. Findings associated with aortic stenosis include left ventricular hypertrophy and calcification of the aortic valve.
Chest X Ray
Chamber Enlargement
Chest X-ray may show hypertrophied left ventricle if there is aortic stenosis. In later stages of disease; the left ventricle dilates and the patient may have pulmonary congestion appears on X-ray. In case of severe aortic stenosis for a long time; the left atrium, pulmonary artery, and right side of heart may become enlarged too.
Calcification
- Calcification of the valve is found in nearly all adult patients who have significant aortic stenosis.
- If calcification of the aortic valve is present on a chest x ray in adult, the aortic valve gradient is usually greater than 50 mm Hg.
Left Ventricular Enlargement due to Aortic Stenosis
Left Ventricular Hypertrophy due to Aortic Stenosis
