“Fifty percent of people with untreated aortic stenosis will die within two years of getting symptoms.”
So says Sydney cardiologist, Professor Andrew Sindone, who points out this is a significantly worse prognosis than most cancers.
And before you start thinking aortic stenosis is a rare valvular condition, on a recent Healthed podcast, Professor Sindone also explains that research suggests as many as one in eight Australians over the age of 75 has aortic stenosis.
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