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

Cicatricial types of postdiphtheritic stenosis may be seen as webs, annular cicatrices of funnel shape, or masses of fibrous tissue causing fixation of the arytenoids as well as encroachment on the glottic lumen.

From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier