The aortic valve allows blood to leave the heart and travel through the aorta, which is the largest artery in the body. Aortic stenosis is when this heart valve narrows and doesn’t ope… 展开

The sound of blood flow through the heart’s four valves is usually described as “lub-dub”:
•The “lub” sound is the beginning of the heart’s contracti… 展开

Most heart murmurs can be categorized into a few different types:
•Systolic: the murmur can be detected when the heart is contracting (systole)
•Diastolic: happe… 展开

You may have symptoms of aortic stenosis separate from the murmur. However, symptoms don’t usually occur until blood flow is significantly restricted.
When symptom… 展开