TYPES OF AORTIC-STENOSIS IN SURGICALLY REMOVED VALVES

  • 1 January 1985
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 109  (9) , 829-832
Abstract
In 109 specimens of aortic valves removed surgically from adults for isolated or dominant aortic stenosis, 5 types of valve were encountered. In order of decreasing frequency the types were as follows: calcification of congenitally bicuspid aortic valves (48.6%); calcification of a normally tricuspid aortic valve without commissural fusion, the so-called senile type of aortic stenosis (27.6%); calcification of an acquired bicuspid valve (12.8%); the fibrous (rheumatic)-type valve (10.1%); and calcification of congenitally unicuspid valves (0.9%). In the overall study men were more commonly represented than women by a ratio of 3:2. In only the senile type were women more commonly represented than men.

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