stenosis

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Left untreated, severe aortic stenosis can lead to heart failure and death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Aortic stenosis affects at least 1.5 million Americans, and if severe and left untreated, can lead to heart failure and death.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

This condition, often termed radiation-induced vaginal stenosis, involves the development of scar tissue that makes the vagina shorter, narrower, drier, and less flexible which can trigger cuts and damage to the tissue.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

The study centered on low-risk patients with aortic stenosis, a serious heart valve disease.

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

This rare affection is followed by enormous distension of the thoracic and abdominal portions of the parts beyond the stenosis.

From A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I Volume 1: Pathology and General Diseases by Various