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Open full size image KEY POINTS Baseline transthoracic echocardiogram is important for the assessment of heart structure and function, and the determination of the presence or absence of pericardial or valvular heart disease prior to initiation of cancer treatment. On…
1 What is the prevalence of aortic stenosis? What are the trends in aortic stenosis with age? Aortic stenosis (AS) ( Fig. 29.1 ) is the second most common valvular heart disease in the community, and the most frequent single-valve…
Additional content is available online at Elsevier eBooks for Practicing Clinicians Tricuspid Stenosis Causes and Pathology Tricuspid stenosis (TS) is almost always rheumatic in origin, although rheumatic valve disease more commonly affects left-sided valves. Other causes of obstruction to right…
Aortic regurgitation (AR), either acute or chronic, can be caused by valvular pathology, aortic root pathology, or a combination of the two. In developed countries, chronic isolated AR is predominantly caused by aortic root disease or congenital aortic valve disease,…