Aortic Stenosis

Aortic Stenosis

Signs and Symptoms
Diagnosis
Treatment

Signs and Symptoms

Aortic stenosis is rare in infancy, occurring in only about a third of 1 percent of births. Symptoms of the disease often don't appear until middle age or later, making it the second most common congenital disease among middle-age people. Aortic stenosis can be mild, moderate or critical.

Although some people with aortic stenosis dont experience symptoms, the most common symptoms include:

• Chest pain at rest
• Dizziness
• Fatigue
• Inability to exercise

Reviewed by health care specialists at UCSF Children's Hospital.
Last updated May 8, 2007