What is aortic stenosis?
_Aortic valve stenosis (AS) is a disease of the aortic valves in which
the opening of the valve is narrowed. When the opening of the aortic
valve becomes narrowed or constricted (stenotic), the blood can not be
pumped adequately and the pressure in the left ventricle increases.
Over time, the LV compensates by thickening its walls in order to
maintain adequate pumping pressure. In later stages, the left ventricle
dilates, the wall thins, and the systolic function deteriorates.
Related Questions
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Dr. Russo performs the full range of cardiac surgery including Coronary Artery Surgery - Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts; Bypass Surgery; CABG; Coronary Artery Surgery; Reoperation; Off Pump Bypass Surgery; Off Pump Heart Surgery; Valve Surgery - Aortic Valve Repair; Aortic Valve Replacement; Mitral Valve Repair; Mitral Valve Replacement ; Reoperatve Heart Valve Surgery;; Endovascular and Hybrid Aortic Surgery; Transcatheter Valve Surgery - TAVR, TAVI, ViV, MVIV, valve-in-valve; Minimally Invasive Cardiac Surgery - Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair; Mitral Valve Replacement; Minimally Invasive Aortic Valve Surgery; Aortic Surgery - Aorta Surgery; Aortic Dissection; Complex Aorta Surgery; Valve Sparing Roots, Heart Surgery for Marfan Syndrome; Aortic Root Aneurysms; Ascending Aortic Aneurysms; Aortic Arch Aneurysms; Descending Thoracic Aortic Aneurysms; Thoracoabdominal Aortic Aneurysms; Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms; Aortic Dissections, including Type A Dissections and Type B Dissections; Native Aortic and Prosthetic Graft Infections, including Endocarditis; Congenital Aortic Disease, such as Marfan's syndrome and Loeys Dietz; Transplant Surgery - Heart and Lung. He was trained by Dr. Mehmet Oz and Craig Smith and Eric Rose. Read about Matt Millen undergoing Heart Transplant