Last week we introduced the concept of valvular heart disease, starting with a discussion of how valves in the heart work, and then touching briefly on how they malfunction. Today we’ll be talking about one of the most common forms of valvular dysfunction: aortic stenosis (generally abbreviated “AS”). AS is increasingly prevalent as we age, though it is not by any…
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