The degree of valvular calcification, which correlates with the severity of aortic stenosis, is seldom appreciated by the chest x-ray. Mortality of medically treated aortic stenosisReproduced with ...

When aortic stenosis occurs, there is a tightening and oftentimes calcification of the aortic valve and that leads that valve to not be pliable but very rigid. And when the valve can't open ...

The most common cause of aortic stenosis in a person over age 70 years is calcification of a normal trileaflet aortic valve; this process is sometimes referred to as “senile degeneration.” ...

Using that data from commonplace scans, the study authors then used AI to measure the amount of aortic calcium, attach a standard score to the calcification level, and use it to predict a person's ...

In patients greater than age 65, more than 90% of aortic stenosis involves trileaflet valves which have developed heavy calcification. [5] In these instances the calcium deposits are thought to ...

Other rare initial symptoms in a patient with aortic stenosis include embolic phenomenon from calcified aortic valve plaques or massive GI bleeding due to angiodysplasia (Heyde's syndrome).