aortic
Americanadjective
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Left untreated, severe aortic stenosis can lead to heart failure and death.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
It is a riskier operation than putting in a surgical aortic valve replacement, though the risk has come down in recent years as surgeons have gained more experience.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
It is possible to have severe aortic stenosis without feeling symptoms, with damage silently occurring to the heart.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026
The procedure is designed to treat severe aortic stenosis, in which calcium buildup narrows the opening of the aortic valve.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
There is often thickening and puckering of the aortic valves and of the anterior leaflet of the mitral valve leading, at times, to actual insufficiency of the orifice.
From Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. by Warfield, Louis Marshall
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