Warning Signs Of Aortic Stenosis

Fatigue

Aortic stenosis occurs when the aortic valve opening becomes too narrow, restricting the proper flow of blood. Blood cannot move from the left ventricle to the aorta properly and can produce adverse effects on the left atrium pressure. The aortic valve opening is located between the left ventricle of the heart and the aorta, the large artery responsible for supplying the rest of the body with oxygen-rich blood after it has come back from the lungs. When this opening is too narrow, less blood is flowing into the aorta at any given time. This reduced volume ability causes the tissues around the body to experience a general shortage of oxygen and other nutrients required for the cells to produce energy or ATP. Without enough energy being produced due to the lack of proper oxygen and nutrient supply, the body goes into a compensatory state where the energy produced is redirected to tissues critical for an individual's survival, like the heart and lungs. The redirection of cellular energy and the volume reduction of oxygenated blood in circulation is what causes an affected individual to experience fatigue.

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