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What Are The Long-term Effects Of Aortic Stenosis On An Individual?
What are the long-term effects of aortic stenosis if a patient opts not to have open heart surgery? There are no other heart problems; it s an otherwise healthy heart. The patient was diagnosed at the age of 65, and the cardiologist thinks it is most likely a condition that has been with her for years, possibly since birth.
Tue, 28 Mar 2017
If your Aortic Sentosis is congenital type and mild in nature and non-progressive then nothing to worry.
If it is severe in nature then it you restrict your activity and exertion. You have to see ejection fraction in echocardiography. That is important to take decision for repair of not
If it is severe in nature then it you restrict your activity and exertion. You have to see ejection fraction in echocardiography. That is important to take decision for repair of not
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