rx of AS with few or no symptoms - krishna07

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???
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with symtoms it is surgery

of no or few symptoms..........wats rx

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aortic stenosis
treatment of choice is valve replacement

what the valve area--and symptomitic or not

less than 1.00 cm need surgery

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for milder symptoms--medical managment--ACEI--captopril

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aortic valve area less than 0.8cm^2 indicates sever stenosis.....any symptoms of aortica stenosis is an indicaton for surgery. medical management has a ver limited role.

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SYMPTOMATIC PT----SURGERY
ASYMPTOMATIC---SEE EF ON ECHO----IF DECREASE EF LESS THAN 50 PER SURGERY
IF NORMAL LV FUNCTION FOLLOW UP

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if valave area less than 0.8cms or ef60 (i dont know exact numbers)

and if sx---surgery

other wise we can give diuretics...........

frm MTB........

no role of acei