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Echocardiographic assessment of aortic stenosis: a practical guideline from the British Society of Echocardiography

Echo Research & Practice volume 8, pages G19–G59 (2021)Cite this article

Abstract

The guideline provides a practical step-by-step guide in order to facilitate high-quality echocardiographic studies of patients with aortic stenosis. In addition, it addresses commonly encountered yet challenging clinical scenarios and covers the use of advanced echocardiographic techniques, including TOE and Dobutamine stress echocardiography in the assessment of aortic stenosis.

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