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Aortic Stenosis Treatment
Medical advances continue to shape the treatment and management of life threatening diseases specific to the human heart. Such is the case for patients diagnosed with aortic stenosis, a life-threatening disease in which a heart valve narrows due to calcification, wear or infection. Ultimately, aortic valve stenosis can lead to thickening of the cardiac muscle and heart failure.nnTo treat aortic stenosis, highly skilled cardiothoracic surgeons perform open heart surgery in whi
January 12, 2009