This former standalone aortic-valve/vascular-aging page has been folded into Cardiac Imaging & Valve Plan. It remains as a short preserved pointer so old links do not break.
cardiovascular · lp(a) · aortic-stenosis · echocardiography · archived
This page is no longer the active owner. Its echo baseline rules, aortic stenosis surveillance intervals, CAC=0 boundary, pulse-pressure/BP framing, and arterial-stiffness caution were folded into Cardiac Imaging & Valve Plan on 2026-05-10.
Preserved core rule: very high Lp(a) makes baseline transthoracic echo a separate question from coronary calcium. CAC/CCTA do not assess valve hemodynamics. If echo is normal, avoid frequent anxiety rescans; if sclerosis/stenosis is present, cardiology sets the interval.
Full original text is preserved in archive/cardiac-imaging-valve-originals-2026-05-10.md.