Aortic Stenosis
Preliminary Diagnosis: Aortic Stenosis I. What imaging technique is first-line for this diagnosis? Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) II. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of this technique for diagnosis of aortic stenosis. Advantages Echocardiographic imaging can define the valve anatomy, the underlying cause of aortic stenosis, and the severity of valve calcification. Doppler echocardiography measures the transaortic…