AORTIC STENOSIS

Course overview

AORTIC STENOSIS IS A COMMON VALVULAR DISORDER, ESPECIALLY IN THE ELDERLY POPULATION, CAUSING LEFT VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW OBSTRUCTION. ETIOLOGIES INCLUDE CONGENITAL (BICUSPID/UNICUSPID), CALCIFIC, AND RHEUMATIC DISEASE. SYMPTOMS SUCH AS EXERTIONAL DYSPNEA OR FATIGUE GRADUALLY DEVELOP AFTER A LONG ASYMPTOMATIC LATENT PERIOD OF ABOUT 10 TO 20 YEARS. PATIENTS GO ON TO DEVELOP CHEST PAIN, HEART FAILURE, AND SYNCOPE. THIS ACTIVITY OUTLINES THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF AORTIC STENOSIS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.