How did I get aortic stenosis?

Aortic stenosis is a common disease in the elderly and can be caused by several risk factors.¹

Feeling worried about your aortic stenosis diagnosis is understandable. You are not alone.

Risk factors:

Old age

Thickening of valves due to aging or calcium buildup.²

Infection/inflammation

Infections like rheumatic fever, which may thicken the heart valves.^2,3

Birth defects

Missing or malformed heart valves at birth.³

Heart conditions

Heart attack, failure or infection causing heart valve damage.³

1 in 8 people older than 75 years has aortic stenosis⁴

How serious aortic stenosis can be?

Do not delay getting your heart checked. Visit your doctor today.

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References

Osnabrugge RLJ, et al. J Am Coll Cardiol 2013;62:1002-1012 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Valvular Heart Disease. Available at: https://www.cdc.gov/heart... Accessed 25 October 2023.
Mayo Clinic. Heart Valve Disease. Available at: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/heart-valve-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20353727. Accessed 25 October 2023.
Bhatia et al., (2016). Aortic valve disease in the older adult. Journal of Geriatric Cardiology: JGC, 13(12), 941–944. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5351823.

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