What Is Calcific Aortic Stenosis?
Is a condition in which narrowing and stiffening of the aortic valve leads to reduced blood flows from the heart to the rest of the body.
People with Aortic Stenosis will have symptoms like leg swelling, shortness of breath at rest and while lying flat, and extreme fatigue.
Echocardiography, a noninvasive test is the primary test for diagnosing aortic stenosis and can determine the aortic valve’s structure and function and evaluate the severity of aortic stenosis.
Treatment involves aortic valve replacement (AVR):
• Surgical AVR (SAVR) involves replacement with a new valve that is either mechanical (typically composed of pyrolytic carbon) or tissue (typically derived from the heart of a pig or cow).
• Transcatheter AVR (TAVR) is a less invasive with the insertion of valve through a catheter.
