Glossary/Valve Disease

Aortic Stenosis.

Narrowing of the aortic valve that restricts blood flow from the heart to the body. The most common valvular heart disease in adults over 65, often caused by age-related calcium buildup on the valve leaflets.

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What is aortic stenosis?

Narrowing of the aortic valve that restricts blood flow from the heart to the body. The most common valvular heart disease in adults over 65, often caused by age-related calcium buildup on the valve leaflets.

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Related Terms

Related glossary terms.

TAVR
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. A minimally invasive procedure to replace a diseased aort...
SAVR
Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement. An open-heart procedure to remove a diseased aortic valve and ...
Bicuspid Aortic Valve
A congenital heart defect in which the aortic valve has two leaflets instead of the normal three....
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