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. 2016 Sep 5;2016(9):CD009571. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009571.pub2

1. Echocardiografic criteria for aortic valve stenosis (Vahanian 2012; Nishimura 2014).

  Mild
Aortic stenosis
Moderate
Aortic stenosis
Severe
Aortic stenosis
Valve area 1.5 cm² 1.0 to 1.5 cm² < 1.0 cm²
Mean pressure
gradient
< 20 mmHg 20 to 39 mmHg > 40 mmHg
Aortic jet velocity < 2.0 to 2.9 m
per second
3.0 to 3.9 m
per second
> 4.0 m
per second