A 47-year-old member asked:
Aortic stenosis --is it serious?
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Dr. Mario Matos-Cruzanswered
Thoracic Surgery 41 years experience
Yes: Critical aortic stenosis may result in sudden death, stroke.Organic heart disease, heart failure, heart attack. Echocardiography and cardiac catheterization are diagnostic.
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Dr. Dan Fisheranswered
Internal Medicine 29 years experience
Depends: Depends upon degree, other underlying disease and history of progression. It certainly can be serious, but with todays sophisticated echocardiography, we see a lot of mild aortic stenosis that is identified incidentally that will never amount to much.
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Dr. Howard Rubinanswered
Cardiology 49 years experience
Aortic stenosis: This is usually progressive narrowing of the aortic valve. If the valve becomes critically narrowed, especially with symptoms of chest pain, shortness of breath, or fainting with exercise, can decrease survival significantly unless the valve is replaced.
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Dr. Craig Carter commented
Thoracic Surgery 42 years experience
If it becomes symptomatic, repair or replacement is indicated. Otherwise, medical therapy and observation are appropriate. Make sure you are seen and followed by an interested cardiologist.
Aug 27, 2012
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A 39-year-old member asked:
What is an aortic stenosis?
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Dr. John Garneranswered
Cardiology 18 years experience
A valve problem: Aortic stenosis is a hardening of the last valve in the heart; this valve is the last thing blood passes through before it is sent out to the body. As you would expect, this valve is called the aortic valve. Symptoms of aortic stenosis can include chest pain, passing out and heart failure symptoms. The treatment of severe aortic stenosis is almost always surgical.
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