stenosis

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It is possible to have severe aortic stenosis without feeling symptoms, with damage silently occurring to the heart.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Aortic stenosis most commonly develops with aging, and most cases are in people over 65.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

The mother of two has idiopathic laryngotracheal stenosis, a rare condition that affects one in 500,000 women and causes abnormal narrowing of the voice box and windpipe.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

The stenosis is afterwards treated by gradual dilatation with bougies, which, if a tracheotomy has been performed, may conveniently be passed from below upwards.

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