Posted on 01/26/2022 7:15:48 AM PST by ConservativeMind
Aortic stenosis occurs when the aortic valve, the main outflow valve of the heart, stiffens and narrows. This means it can no longer open fully, reducing or blocking blood flow from the heart into the main artery (aorta) and the rest of the body.
In a significant portion of people the condition remains silent, with symptoms appearing only when the condition is already advanced.
Given the aging of the UK population, it is thought that there may be a large pool of as yet undiagnosed people who might benefit from life-saving treatment.
What's more, over half of those with advanced disease will likely die within 5 years without timely, proactive treatment, they add.
…This had come up with a prevalence of severe disease of 3.5% among the over 75s.
The researchers estimate that the overall prevalence of severe aortic stenosis among the over 55s in the UK in 2019 to be almost 1.5%, equal to around 300,000 people living with this potentially deadly condition at any one time.
Of the total numbers with aortic stenosis, just under 200,000 (68%) had severe (symptomatic) disease in 2019, prompting the need for around 116,000 SAVR and 51,000 TAVI procedures, the researchers estimate.
But the 92,389 people with 'silent' disease, representing nearly a third of all cases (32%), will probably not be diagnosed unless they are being proactively screened for aortic stenosis or undergoing tests for another heart problem, they suggest.
Without timely proactive treatment up to 172,859 of those with severe aortic stenosis (59%, overall) in 2019 will die over the next five years to 2024, equal to 35,000 people every year.
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In late 2016 I took advantage of a Lifeline Screening whereby 5 non-invasive tests are performed for about $150. They called me the next morning and said to see my doctor asap as I had post ventricular contractions.
The doc laughed when I got there because PVCs are quite common. He decided to do an EKG which was totally whacko. Next morning, I was at the referred cardiologist who performed about 100 tests over the next few weeks, including an echocardiagram. The diagnosis was acute aortic stenosis.
March 2017, I underwent a TAVR, a transcatheter aortic valve replacement. The team of 5 cardiologists replaced my aortic valve with an artificial one created by Edwards Life Sciences. Went home the next morning.
Message: severe aortic stenosis is a silent killer. If you get a flyer from Lifeline Screening - go! It saved my life. 77 years old and still going strong.
Mine started with a heart murmur which was followed by my cardiologist for years until it got to the point where I needed the valve replaced. It was replaced with a pig valve in 2019. I’m doing great at age 77.
There are actually 4 ‘sounds’ called ‘S’ but when listening, usually only the S1 & S2 can be heard as they are typically in sync with the S3 and S4. Recall that there are 4 chambers of the heart, 2 Atrium and 2 Ventricles, each opening and closing repeatedly.
The sounds of an AS really do sound like a murmur, but it is often not the case. FWIW, I as well have had an AVR, but I have experience in the field and the Docs, NPs, and Nurses are typically surprised at my understanding of my conditions.
The CDC had been publishing reports of adverse events following vaccination to it's VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System) for 30 years now.
What are the chances that over the course of plus 30 years of vaccines, 69 of the 70 total cases of arterial stenosis reported post 'vaccination' and published to VAERS are for COvid-19 vaccines?
In my opinion, this article is one of many that are trying to normalize side effects of the 'vaccine.
China Virus and China Virus $hots sure causing a LOT of coincidences. 🤔
I was born with a bicuspid aortic valve, my understanding is that it’s just between 1% and 2% of the population have this defect. Because it doesn’t fully open it causes blood flow abnormalities that result in calcium buildup on the valve. I didn’t know about it until I was in my fifties when I went in to the doctor because I couldn’t run as far anymore. I ended up having the AVR procedure and it was replaced and Edwards synthetic valve that is engineered from bovine pericardial tissue. That was about 4 1/2 years ago.
Former New England Patriots Linebacker Teddy Bruschi was an athlete of serious renown. He suffered from a PFO (Patent Foramen Ovali) which was undetected for many years until one day he simply collapsed following a Super Bowl victory and a role in the Pro Bowl.
He retired, but following his diagnosis, he had heart surgery and then later returned to once again play professional football. He played for what I believe was 3 more years.
Fetal circulation is different than that of persons who are alive outside of the womb. Actually, radically different.
My Aortic Stenosis was a result of a childhood illness that I had when I was about 6 years old. I was told way back then that I would experience heart troubles, but in those days I was like 7 years old. The World was my Oyster. I never really listened, yet I have been endowed from On High with a fantastic memory.
So then one day, I was walking across the Bar in Bar Harbor, Maine, and it all came back to me. It was my birthday, and I knew rather quickly that I was dying.
I saw my PCP, he sent me to a Cardiologist, and after they yanked a bunch of my teeth, I had a Cardiac Catheter procedure, and then the AVR.
I was so bad that morning of the procedure. I honestly believed that it was my last day on Earth. I had so much to say, but it was too late. Instead, I am here, years following, attempting to help in my own small fashion, others who do not know things which I have learned. I am a pretty good Learner because I learn very fast, and I don't forget.
High dose Vitamin K and K2-MK4 removes 53% of coronary calcium from mouse arteries in twelve weeks:
https://ashpublications.org/blood/article-lookup/doi/10.1182/blood-2006-07-035345
I had calcium on a chest xray of heart/aorta (in other words NOT of lungs, but an incidental finding of heart). Years later read about Vit K and have been taking it 8-10 years. Calcium score: ZERO
That dosage used is pretty high. It is roughly equivalent to a single capsule of Koncentrated K, an item on Amazon.
I have used that, but normally take two Life Extension Super K, which, with only one, is just about 50% more than the “Low dose” used in the calcium plaque study that didn’t do a thing.
So I normally take two of those, which at least gets me at 3X the low dose. However, one Koncentrated K capsule is quite close to the high dose used in the study.
I did three months of the Koncentrated K and have been doing the two Super K’s, ever since an X-ray I recently had for an issue showed no calcium left in me. I had, several years ago, a coronary calcium artery scan done and had a small calcium build up on one artery on my heart.
Hope this helps.
Vitamin K is not something to screw around with.
Be careful.
There is no Upper Tolerable Limit for Vitamin K.
It is actually one of the safest things you can possibly take, unless you are on a older blood thinner:
My blood flows freely when I cut myself, then it stops some 15-20 seconds later, depending on how bad the cut was.
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