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aortic valve thickening

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aortic valve thickening

by minhal, Jun 09, 2009 01:13PM

Tags: aortic valve

does a person with mild thickening of aortic valve need a surgery?

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by Cleveland Clinic

, Jun 09, 2009 09:45PM

No. Severe symptomatic aortic stenosis, not sclerosis (thickening), is an indication for aortic valve surgery.

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by DavesMom, Jun 09, 2009 05:55PM

The doctor's answer will be definitive but my guess is that he'll say no. I have a mild thickening of the mitral valve leaflets and my cardiologist has never said it's a problem at all. Anything mild is probably nothing to worry about. But as I said, the doctor's answer will be definitive.

Best of luck.

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