Aortic sclerosis echocardiography and ultrasound

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, M.B.B.S. [2]

Overview

• Focal areas of valve thickening as opposed to diffuse thickening observed in normal aging
• Commissural areas are spared
• Leaflet mobility is normal
• Valvular hemodynamic parameters are normal with a jet velocity of less than 2.5 m per sec across the valve