Table 3.
Demographics - Height, weight, body surface area (BSA). - Blood pressure, heart rate and rhythm. Aortic valve morphology - Tricuspid/bicuspid/unicuspid - Severity and extent of calcification LVOT - Dimensions and VTI - Report any change in the LVOTd from previous studies Aortic stenosis severity - Aortic valve Vmax; mean gradient: include window from which maximal values were obtained - Change in AV Vmax from previous echo study - Aortic valve area - Description of severity (mild/moderate/severe/very severe) Additional prognostic markers - Left ventricular ejection fraction - Global longitudinal strain - Indexed LV mass - High probability of pulmonary hypertension (see specific BSE guidance) Aortic regurgitation – note presence and severity (see specific BSE guidance) Aorta – measure size (see specific BSE guidance and reference intervals) |