stenosis

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If you have aortic stenosis and a doctor deems your condition severe, you likely will need to have your valve replaced.

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

Pulmonary volvuloplasty under direct vision using the mechanical heart for a complete bypass of the right heart in a patient with congenital pulmonary stenosis.

From History of the Division of Medical Sciences United States National Museum Bulletin 240, Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology, paper 43, 1964 by Hamarneh, Sami Khalaf