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|+'''Recommendations for classification of AS severity'''
|+'''Recommendations for classification of AS severity'''
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! style="width:100px" | Aortic sclerosis
! style="width:100px" | Mild
! style="width:100px" | Moderate
! style="width:100px" | Severe
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| Aortic jet velocity (m/s)
| style="text-align:center" | ≤2.5 m/s
| style="text-align:center" | 2.6-2.9
| style="text-align:center" | 3.0-4.0
| style="text-align:center" | >4.0
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| Mean gradient (mmHg)
| style="text-align:center" | -
| style="text-align:center" | &lt;20 (&lt;30<sup>a</sup>)
| style="text-align:center" | 20-40<sup>b</sup> (30-50<sup>a</sup>)
| style="text-align:center" | &gt;40<sup>b</sup> (&gt;50<sup>a</sup>)
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| AVA (cm<sup>2</sup>)
| style="text-align:center" | -
| style="text-align:center" | &gt;1.5
| style="text-align:center" | 1.0-1.5
| style="text-align:center" | &lt;1
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| Indexed AVA (cm<sup>2</sup>/m<sup>2</sup>)
| style="text-align:center" | &nbsp;
| style="text-align:center" | &gt;0.85
| style="text-align:center" | 0.60-0.85
| style="text-align:center" | &lt;0.6
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| Velocity ratio
| style="text-align:center" | &nbsp;
| style="text-align:center" | &gt;0.50
| style="text-align:center" | 0.25-0.50
| style="text-align:center" | &lt;0.25
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| colspan="5" |<ul>
<li><sup>a</sup>ESC Guidelines.</li>
<li><sup>b</sup>AHA/ACC Guidelines.</li>
</ul>


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