Research suggests that up to 300,000 people in Britain could have this life-threatening condition without even knowing it.
Indeed, many patients have no symptoms and will only be diagnosed when this pathology is at an advanced stage. Detected too late, half could die within five years without prompt treatment, according to NHS research (National Health Service), the British public health agency. Dthe results published in the journal Open Heart.
What is this cardiac pathology?
it’s about the aortic valve stenosisa heart disease which, if left untreated, can cause life-threatening heart failure. The heart, unable to pump blood effectively, wears itself out maintaining circulation.
The aortic valve, which opens and closes about 100,000 times a day, maintains blood flow to the left ventricle to the aorta, the largest blood vessel in the body.
If the valve is not working properly, it may deprive vital organs of oxygenmuscles and tissues, causing dizziness and shortness of breath.
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