stenosis

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The procedure is designed to treat severe aortic stenosis, in which calcium buildup narrows the opening of the aortic valve.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

She started donating after Nigel underwent life saving surgery as a baby to treat pyloric stenosis, a serious condition affecting newborns where the passage between the stomach and the small bowel becomes narrower.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

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

From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026

The little patient was a girl of about four years of age, who on the fifth or sixth day of a severe laryngeal diphtheria developed symptoms of laryngeal stenosis, with great dyspnoea.

From Makers of Modern Medicine by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)