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The 257 patients who completed the study all had asymptomatic extracranial high-grade internal carotid artery stenosis — in other words, their carotid arteries were blocked with plaque.

While autopsy findings indicate Avenatti died of aortic stenosis due to hyperlipidemia, a heart valve disease that was linked to high cholesterol, Pons said she wasn’t aware her aunt had health issues.

He credits the sport with motivating him to quit smoking and helping to speed his recovery after treatment for spinal stenosis.

Ruling out everything gave him her diagnosis: She had idiopathic subglottic stenosis.

The 4-month-old is critically ill with a severe case of pulmonary valve stenosis, a heart valve disorder.