Aortic stenosis prevention
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Aortic Stenosis Microchapters |
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Treatment |
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Percutaneous Aortic Balloon Valvotomy (PABV) or Aortic Valvuloplasty |
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) |
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Aortic stenosis prevention On the Web |
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Risk calculators and risk factors for Aortic stenosis prevention |
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor-In-Chief: Mohammed A. Sbeih, M.D. [2]
Overview
Aortic stenosis associated with rheumatic heart disease can be minimized with antibiotic therapy in patients with documented streptococcal pharyngitis (strep throat). Bicuspid aortic valve disease is a congenital variant and cannot be prevented. Calcific degeneration of the valve can potentially be minimized by rosouvistatin and other measures targeting atherosclerosis prevention.
Prevention
Early antibiotic treatment of streptococcal pharyngitis prevents rheumatic fever and the development of aortic stenosis later in life [1]. The incidence of rheumatic fever decreased before introduction of antibiotics, suggesting that other factors are involved as well [1].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dajani A, Taubert K, Ferrieri P, Peter G, Shulman S (1995). "Treatment of acute streptococcal pharyngitis and prevention of rheumatic fever: a statement for health professionals. Committee on Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis, and Kawasaki Disease of the Council on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young, the American Heart Association". Pediatrics. 96 (4 Pt 1): 758–64. PMID 7567345.