stenosis

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

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

There are many with stenosis whose pain increases as they stand.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

They were then issued with a second death certificate, which said the primary cause of his death was pneumonia and severe aortic stenosis, a blocked heart valve.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

His son Steve said the cause was aortic stenosis.

From New York Times • May 9, 2024

The pressure effects may be entirely referable to the trachea—thymus stenosis of the trachea—giving rise to progressive dyspnœa accompanied by stridor, with paroxysmal exacerbations during which the child becomes asphyxiated.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander