Echo Classification Of Aortic Stenosis




Mild
Moderate
Severe
Aortic valve area (cm2)
1.5 - 2.0
1.0 - 1.4
< 1.0
Peak velocity (m/s)
2.6 - 2.9
3.0 - 4.0
> 4.0
Peak gradient (mmHg)
< 35
35 - 65
> 65
Mean gradient (mmHg)
< 20
20 - 40
> 40


References
1. Helmut Baumgartner, Judy Hung, Javier Bermejo, John B. Chambers, Arturo Evangelista, Brian P. Griffin, Bernard Iung, Catherine M. Otto, Patricia A. Pellikka,and Miguel QuiƱones Echocardiographic assessment of valve stenosis: EAE/ASE recommendations for clinical practice Eur J Echocardiogr (2009) 10(1): 1-25

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