When Shall I Refer my Patient with Aortic Stenosis / Regurgitation for Surgery? - Dr. Sunthar Kanaganayagam

Summary

Sunthar Kanaganayagam discusses when the patient should be referred with aortic stenosis / regurgitation for surgery.

• Clinical and echocardiographic features of severe aortic regurgitation
• The different considerations of acute versus chronic aortic regurgitation
• When to refer for surgery and when you are safe to monitor
• Clinical evaluation of patients with aortic stenosis - eliciting symptoms or decline in functional status
• How to calculate dimensionless index in severe aortic stenosis
• Taking into account of LV systolic function and flow - low flow and low gradient situations
• Additional assessments for "borderline" cases of aortic stenosis