Over 80% of patients undergoing interventions for aortic stenosis are in same or better health one year after procedure
Thursday, July 31, 2014 - 09:30
in Health & Medicine
A survey of 13,860 patients who had undergone interventions for aortic valve disease in Germany has revealed that over 80% were in the same or a better state of health one year after the intervention, and was satisfied with the procedural outcome. Aortic stenosis -- the narrowing of the aortic valve in the heart -- is the most frequent valvular heart disease in the aging Western population.