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Aortic Stenosis by Masnoo Adem

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Aortic Stenosis

by: Masnoo Adem

 

What is aortic stenosis?

Aortic stenosis, or aortic valve stenosis, is a cardiovascular disease that occurs when there is a narrowing in the heart’s aortic valve opening. With the narrowing, the valve is prevented from opening fully, restricting blood flow from the left ventricle to the aorta. The aorta is the main artery in the body and sends blood to the rest of your body. Pressure in the left atrium may also be affected at times. Aortic stenosis is one of the most common valve disease problems and also one of the most serious.

 

Treatments: 

The disease ranges from mild to severe, with symptoms only showing once the disease has become more severe. Symptoms may include abnormal heart sounds, chest pain/tightness, shortness of breath, fainting, and/or heart palpitations (rapid heartbeat). In infants and children, symptoms can include failure to gain weight, inadequate feeding, breathing problems, and/or fatigue after physical effort. 

Anyone with aortic stenosis should be checked with an echocardiogram which is a heart ultrasound. The echocardiogram will allow healthcare providers to decide the best treatment plan for the patient. In cases where the aortic stenosis isn’t severe, the best course of action is to usually just monitor and record any changes in your condition. In cases that may be more severe, there are a number of treatments. The patient may undergo balloon valvuloplasty. Balloon valvuloplasty entails a catheter (long, thin tube) with a balloon on the tip to be inserted into an artery and guided to the valve in question in your heart. From there, the balloon is inflated to open up the valve and then deflated to be removed. This procedure does alleviate symptoms and restores blood flow but may not be a temporary fix for some. Two other possible treatments that’ll be more effective are valve repair or valve replacement. These treatment plans may entail open heart surgery to either repair the narrowed valve or entirely replace the valve.

 

Statistics and data:

Aortic stenosis is the most common valvular heart disease in the world. In America alone, over five million people are diagnosed with heart valve disease. Aortic stenosis is one of the common. 1.5 million Americans suffer from aortic stenosis and 500,000 of those with aortic stenosis have a severe case of it. Half of those with severe aortic stenosis are symptomatic, meaning they exhibit symptoms.

 

 

Reference links:

https://www.heart.org/en/health-topics/heart-valve-problems-and-disease/heart-valve-problems-and-causes/problem-aortic-valve-stenosis

https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/aortic-stenosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20353139

https://newheartvalve.com/understand-aortic-stenosis/treatment-options/

https://www.mayoclinic.org/tests-procedures/valvuloplasty/pyc-20384961

https://www.johnmuirhealth.com/services/cardiovascular-services/intervention/transcatheter-aortic-valve-replacement/facts-and-figures.html

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2999052/

 

 

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