Aortic Stenosis























 Incomplete opening of aortic valve (the valve located between the left ventricle and aorta. It is the 'gate' through which blood and oxygen pass through from the left ventricle through the aortic arch to the aorta).

The aorta is the main artery carrying blood out of the heart. When blood leaves the heart, it flows through the aortic valve, into the aorta. In aortic stenosis, the aortic valve does not open fully. This decreases blood flow from the heart.

Symptoms
 Chest pain, smoking, displaced apex beat, dyspnea, heart palpitations, heart murmur, high BP, carotid bruit (murmur heard on auscultation/listening to sounds of the neck caused by turbulent blood flow in the carotid artery), syncope  Examples of aortic stenosis auscultation, including audio and videos, can be seen on several websites, including: PracticalClinicalSkills.com Aortic Stenosis and Aortic Stenosis Musical Murmur

EasyAuscultation.com