TCTMD

DETECT AS II: EHR-Based Valve Care Pathway Boosts Early AS Management

An opt-out system seems to help, but there’s more work to do to meet performance goals endorsed by the AHA and ACC.
Medscape

Ultrafast Ultrasound Spots Stiffening of Heart Muscle in Congenital Aortic Stenosis

Ultrafast ultrasound shear wave elastography may offer a feasible and non-invasive method to detect the stiffening of heart ...
MedPage Today

Aortic Stenosis Patients Still Tripped Up by Diagnosis Issues on the Path to AVR

U.S. patients flagged with moderate or severe AS, based on an initial echocardiogram, ended up getting all their confirmatory diagnostic assessments within 30 days in 61.4% of cases in 2024, up from ...
AHA/ASA Journals

Advancing Quality in the Evaluation, Surveillance, and Management of Aortic Stenosis: A Report From the AHA Target: AS Registry

BACKGROUND: Undertreatment and delayed treatment of aortic stenosis (AS) are common, both of which are associated with increased mortality. Historically, assessment of quality for AS care has focused ...
openheart.bmj

Determinants of systolic murmurs without significant valvular heart disease in an unselected Norwegian adult population: the Tromsø Study

Background Systolic murmurs are common in adults without significant valvular heart disease (VHD) and are more prevalent in women than in men, but the determinants of murmur audibility remain unclear.