Got this wrong because age matters in differentiating between age-related calcification and a bicuspid aortic valve for aortic stenosis.
Aortic stenosis is a
Crescendo-decrescendo systolic ejection murmur and soft S2 (ejection click may
be present).
LV >> aortic pressure during systole.
Loudest at heart base; radiates to carotids.
โPulsus parvus et tardusโโpulses are weak with a delayed peak.
Can lead to Syncope, Angina, and Dyspnea on exertion (SAD). Most commonly due to age-related calcification in older patients (> 60 years old) or in younger patients with early-onset calcification of bicuspid aortic valve.
The patient in this question was 52 so it's more likely a congenital bicuspid valve.
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Got this wrong because age matters in differentiating between age-related calcification and a bicuspid aortic valve for aortic stenosis.
Aortic stenosis is a
Can lead to Syncope, Angina, and Dyspnea on exertion (SAD). Most commonly due to age-related calcification in older patients (> 60 years old) or in younger patients with early-onset calcification of bicuspid aortic valve.
The patient in this question was 52 so it's more likely a congenital bicuspid valve.