Listen as Dr. Aklog describes valve stenosis.
Dr. Aklog:
The valve stenosis, stenosis is simply a fancy word, medical word, for a valve that does not open properly, a valve that is narrowed or blocked, and what happens is if the valve can't open properly, then typically the heart has to work harder to push the blood through the narrowing, and typically blood backs up and can cause a variety of symptoms, and really any valve in the heart can be affected by stenosis or narrowing.
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