Multimodality imaging for the diagnosis and assessment of aortic stenosis severity

ABSTRACT

Introduction: Aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common cause of valvular heart disease. Imaging plays a major role in the diagnosis and evaluation of AS severity.

Areas covered: The present review focuses on new emerging concepts in AS by stressing the substantial value of imaging into the understanding of the complex pathophysiology and management of AS.

Expert commentary: Though, standard 2D echocardiography is often diagnostic multi-modality imaging can be required in patients with doubtful results or to refine the evaluation of AS.

KEYWORDS:

• Aortic stenosis
• imaging
• cardiac resonance imaging
• computed tomography
• echocardiography
• guidelines
• nuclear cardiology

Declaration of interest

The authors have no relevant affiliations or financial involvement with any organization or entity with a financial interest in or financial conflict with the subject matter or materials discussed in the manuscript. This includes employment, consultancies, honoraria, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, grants or patents received or pending, or royalties.

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Funding

P.L. is supported by the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research. (F.R.SFNRST.0028.14).