Symptoms like dizziness, chest pain, and shortness of breath could be very easily brushed off and ignored, especially among older people. But these could be warning signs of aortic stenosis, a problem affecting the valve in the heart’s aorta. We get an update about the condition from Datuk Dr Shaiful Azmi Yahaya, Senior Consultant Cardiologist from Institut Jantung Negara, and find out why it’s important to treat aortic stenosis with the appropriate methods. 

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Produced by: Tee Shiao Eek

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek

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Categories:  managing disease

Tags:  heart valve,  aortic stenosis,  congenital heart disease,  heart attack,  heart failure,