Aortic Stenosis

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Treatment

Valve replacement surgery is the only treatment for aortic stenosis. Because patients with aortic stenosis often also have blockages in the coronary arteries, or coronary artery disease (CAD), surgeons typically treat significant blockages by performing bypass surgery at the same time. For this reason, most patients undergo cardiac catheterization before valve replacement surgery to detect blockages in the coronary arteries.

Patients with aortic stenosis who have no symptoms (i....Read the full article