Aortic Stenosis
What are the signs and symptoms of the condition?
Common symptoms of aortic stenosis include:
coughing at
night
fainting, especially
with physical activity
fatigue
shortness of breath
that worsens at night or with exertion
visual impairments
The coronary arteries, which carry oxygen to heart
muscles, may be deprived of blood. That can cause heart pains called stable
angina or unstable angina. This type of pain has been described
as a tightness, squeezing, or pressing sensation in the middle of the chest.
The pain commonly extends into the left shoulder and down the arm.
The severity of symptoms is not always related to the severity of the disease.
In fact, people sometimes die suddenly from aortic stenosis without having had
symptoms.
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