Cultures confirmed the presence of MRSA. A postoperative echocardiogram demonstrated vegetations on the aortic valve and revealed a mild degree of aortic insufficiency (fig3). Intravenous ...

The diagnosis of aortic stenosis is made mostly on physical examination and by echocardiography. The ECG in patients with aortic stenosis frequently shows left ventricular hypertrophy with strain ...

To confirm a diagnosis of aortic stenosis, your healthcare provider will likely order a specific heart imaging test known as a transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE). A TTE is a non-invasive ...

If the aortic regurgitation is due to an aortic dissection, the mediastinum may appear widened. Echocardiography is crucial to the identification of aortic regurgitation, determining the etiology ...