Senile heart valve disease

Aged heart valve disease, also known as degenerative cardiac valvular calcification in the elderly, refers to the original normal valve or the basis of mild valve abnormalities with age, the heart valve connective tissue occurs Degenerative changes and fibrosis cause the valve to thicken, harden, deform, and deposit calcium salts, resulting in stenosis and / or insufficiency.

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