In this third of four videos, Steven J. Weiss, MD, Chief, Cardiac Surgery, Chester County Hospital, offers a comprehensive consideration of aortic valve disease-including the physical findings for aortic stenosis (AS), the AHA/ACC guidelines for aortic valve replacement and severe aortic insufficiency, the practical benefits of risk scoring and comparative outcomes in low flow low gradient severe aortic stenosis with  surgical aortic valve replacement and TAVR.

To view other parts of this program:

Part 1: Assessing the Patient for Mitral and Aortic Valve Surgery: An Introduction

Part 2: Assessing the Patient for Mitral Valve Disease

Part 4: TAVR for Aortic Stenosis: Case Report

Related Links

• Dr. Weiss’s Profile
• Clinical Briefing: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement for Aortic Stenosis in Inoperable Patients
• Case Study: An 88-­year-­old man with a heavily calcified aortic valve and progressive heart failure (LVEF 30%) is referred for a TAVR procedure at Penn Medicine.