The Risk of the Development of Aortic Stenosis in Patients With "Benign" Aortic Valve Thickening
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- 11 November 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of Internal Medicine
- Vol. 162 (20), 2345-2347
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.162.20.2345
Abstract
AORTIC VALVE thickening (AVT) without aortic stenosis (AS) is a common echocardiographic finding. Its prevalence is 26% in adults older than 65 years1 and up to 40% in those older than 75 years.2 In an echocardiographic study of nonagenarians, only 10% had a normal aortic valve.3 The fact that the majority of elderly people do not have AVT implies that risk factors other than age play a role in its pathogenesis.Keywords
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