Congenital Heart Disease

Aortic Stenosis

Signs and Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment

Diagnosis

Because there may be no obvious symptoms, the first indication of aortic stenosis is often a heart murmur, an extra sound the doctor hears during a chest examination. Aortic stenosis evaluation includes:

• Echocardiogram
• Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG)
• Exercise test

Last reviewed in March 2003 by health care specialists at UCSF Children's Hospital.