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Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain 2005 5(1):31-32; doi:10.1093/bjaceaccp/mki009
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Continuing Education in Anaesthesia, Critical Care & Pain | Volume 5 Number 1 2005 © The Board of Management and Trustees of the British Journal of Anaesthesia 2005

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1. In assessing the severity of aortic stenosis:
  1. The pressure gradient across the valve is the most accurate method.
  2. Angiography is not always required.
  3. Exercise tolerance is a good measure of severity.
  4. The pressure gradient measured at angiography will be higher than that found on the echocardiogram.
  5. The pressure gradient severity tends to be over estimated in pregnancy.

2. Important factors in the intraoperative care of the patient with aortic stenosis include:
  1. Avoiding hypotension.
  2. Maintaining systemic vascular resistance.
  3. Avoiding tachycardias.
  4. Never using regional anaesthesia.
  5. Avoiding intubation.

3. When considering the aetiology of aortic stenosis:
  1. Aortic sclerosis is a benign variant.
  2. Stenosis is common without calcification.
  3. Bicuspid valves are more common in younger patients.
  4. Rheumatic disease is a common cause of isolated aortic stenosis.
  5. Bicuspid valves are best seen on echo in diastole.

4. The continuity equation:
  1. Contains the cross-sectional . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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