Aortic stenosis surgery

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editors-In-Chief: Mohammed A. Sbeih, M.D.[2]; Claudia P. Hochberg, M.D. [3]; Abdul-Rahman Arabi, M.D. [4]; Keri Shafer, M.D. [5]; Priyamvada Singh, MBBS [6]; Assistant Editor-In-Chief: Kristin Feeney, B.S. [[7]]

Overview

Surgical intervention may be a necessary component of treatment. Intervention methods may include mechanical and device based therapies such as bileaflet mechanical aortic valves. An alternative treatment method includes aortic valvuloplasty.