Well-known actor Sharman Joshi had recently told that his father-in-law and veteran actor Prem Chopra was suffering from severe aortic stenosis. However, with timely treatment and without any interruption, the actor underwent surgery and is fine. Actually it is a heart disease.

Signs of this disease start appearing and often people ignore it, but this should not be done. Let us know what is aortic stenosis?

What is aortic stenosis?

In aortic stenosis, the main valve of the heart gradually starts becoming tight. This difficulty does not allow blood to go out and the body does not get enough oxygen. Over time this condition can lead to heart weakness, shortness of breath, chest pain and sudden fainting. Delay in treatment can cause damage to the heart which cannot be repaired later.

How to recognize its signs?

This problem often continues to grow silently for years. When symptoms begin to appear, they often include.

• getting tired easily in daily activities
• fast or irregular heartbeat
• swelling in feet or ankles
• chest pressure or pain
• difficulty breathing
• dizziness or sudden fall

When such symptoms appear, doctors often send the patient to a cardiologist.

Why does aortic stenosis occur?

This disease can develop gradually due to many reasons.

• Wear and tear with age: After 65 years, calcium starts accumulating on the valve, due to which the passage becomes narrow.
• Effect of infection: In olden times, strep throat or scarlet fever, which occurred without treatment, often turned into rheumatic fever, which damages the heart valves.
• Other diseases: Some rare bone diseases, kidney failure, familial cholesterol disorders and autoimmune diseases can also lead to this condition.

Why is treatment necessary?

In some patients this disease progresses slowly, while in others it becomes severe rapidly. If timely treatment is not received, it can also cause sudden death. For this reason, doctors advise not to delay investigation and treatment as soon as symptoms appear.