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What is the mechanism of LV dysfunction in severe longstanding aortic stenosis ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor Posted Tue 07 Jul 2009 5:58pm Aortic stenosis is one of the commonest valvular heart disease.Degenerative, calcific aortic valve is the underlying pathology . Many of the degenerative aortic valve is thought to be  a sequel to bicuspid aortic valve .The exact incidence of BCAV  contributing to degenerative aortic  stenosis is difficult to determine as many of these leaflets Read on »
Low flow -Low gradient Aortic stenosis : Clarity replaced with confusion ! by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor Posted Sun 27 Feb 2011 5:09am   it  to be  semantics  ! The terminology  that is  often used in recent times when describing severe aortic stenosis.This is called Low gradient severe AS with preserved LV function... will experience low flow at least in  few beats . Is this the reason why we find it very difficult to reproduce the exact gradient  ? Low flow ,Low gradient aortic stenosis is not a  new Read on »
What is the effect of systemic hypertension on Aortic stenosis gradient ? by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor Posted Wed 02 Mar 2011 12:34pm Aortic stenosis is the commonest valvular heart disease  in elderly. Severe aortic stenosis  requires early  aortic valve replacement . Severity of aortic stenosis is  best... reach  the 40 /50 mmhg range  that is required to label  aortic stenosis as  severe. Many hypertensive patients exactly experience  this situation . The left ventricle of  many Read on »
Systemic sclerosis and aortic valve stenosis: therapeutic implications in two cases of aortic valve replacement. by Jan Posted Wed 10 Nov 2010 6:41pm sclerosis. We describe herein two cases of valve replacement because of aortic stenosis. New Insights into Degenerative Aortic Valve Stenosis Risk factors for aortic valve stenosis (AVS) are similar to those for atherosclerosis and include Increasing age Male sex Hypercholesterolemia Hypertension More than 25% of patients over the age of 65 Read on »
The Most Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Replacement by Keep Your Heart Healthy Facebook Posted Fri 24 Sep 2010 5:21pm photo by jscreationzs Aortic Stenosis Fixed With A Poke Of The Needle? From my earlier post you will see that there have been several new advances reported... is called aortic stenosis .  Aortic stenosis is considered severe when the valve area is less than 1cm².  Greater than 4% of patients over age 85 have aortic stenosis Read on »
Every thing about bicuspid aortic valve : A fascinating review article by Dr. Sangareddi V. Medical Doctor Posted Sun 06 Feb 2011 1:35pm   Bicuspid aortic valve is  probably the commonest congenital heart disease. It can be a totally benign entity and can be incidental finding in many . Only a fraction progress to pathological entities like aortic stenosis , aortic root dilatation  etc . Those afflicted need periodic echocardiography These valves are prone Read on »
Low Back Pain: Stenosis  & ... by Dr. Daniel Kalish Doctor of Chiropracty Posted Tue 02 Dec 2008 1:46am Low Back Pain: Stenosis        Read on »
Spinal Stenosis and Acupuncture by Dr. Eben Davis Doctor of Chiropracty Posted Tue 02 Jun 2009 4:34pm San Francisco Chiropractor comments:   Often times acupuncture can offer much needed relief from the symptoms of spinal stenosis. In fact, we often times refer our spinal decompression patients with spinal stenosis for co-care with acupuncture. Here is a good article that explains the benefits of acupuncture for spinal stenosis. Read on »
Spinal Stenosis and Neck Arthritis. What is the Connection? by Nav J. Patient ExpertHealth MavenFacebook Posted Sat 13 Mar 2010 12:00am Spinal stenosis is often a condition that is caused by the changes that occur from arthritis. Spinal stenosis refers to a narrowing of the space around the nerve that exits from the spinal cord. This decrease in space causes compression to the nerve. The stenosis can occur at the spinal nerve level or at the spinal cord level. What Read on »
Stenosis of the large intestine complicating scleroderma and mimicking a sigmoid carcinoma by Jan Posted Wed 10 Nov 2010 6:17pm Abstract An unusual case of scleroderma with colonic involvement mimicking sigmoid carcinoma is presented. Severe low colonic obstruction was due to stenosis of the large intestine making segmental colonic resection mandatory Key words Scleroderma - intestinal obstruction Fulltext  Read More ... Pyloric stenosis in a patient Read on »