Severe Trileaflet Aortic Stenosis Without Significant Valve Calcification in an Older Adult
Mahshad Razaghi, Juan M. Farina, Laureve Chollet, Chadi Ayoub, Reza Arsanjani, Kristen A. Sell-Dottin · 2026
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Description
Mahshad Razaghi and co-authors present an older man whose aortic valve choked blood flow almost without any calcium. Their 2026 case report concerns a 79-year-old with a normal three-leaflet valve and severe stenosis, the narrowing that usually grows from chalky deposits. His calcium score read just 76.5 Agatston units, far below what such tight narrowing normally shows.
Multiple imaging methods confirmed the obstruction was truly severe despite the clean-looking valve. Surgeons replaced it with a tissue valve, and he recovered well after the operation. The case warns that calcium scoring can underrate disease when scarring, not calcification, does the narrowing, a rare pattern doctors should keep in mind.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mahshad Razaghi, Juan M. Farina, Laureve Chollet, Chadi Ayoub, Reza Arsanjani, Kristen A. Sell-Dottin |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 12132 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |