The life expectancy for someone with aortic stenosis depends on a variety of factors. Older age, severe calcium buildup of the valve leaflets, high blood pressure, obesity, smoking, high ...
In the United States about 10% of aortic stenosis is caused by rheumatic disease and the remainder by calcification of a unicuspid, bicuspid, or normal trileaflet valve. [11–14] Calcific aortic ...
Compared with AS alone, coexisting ATTR-CA was associated with an increased risk of mortality (HR 1.3, 95% CI 1.1-1.4) in a nationwide administrative claims database covering more than 355,000 ...
Aortic stenosis, affecting nine million people globally, is often unnoticed as symptoms are mistaken for aging. This heart condition, common in elderly, restricts blood flow due to valve narrowing ...