What is abdominal aortic stenosis?
Abdominal aortic stenosis refers to abnormal narrowing of the aorta anywhere along its course in the abdomen producing a bottleneck effect, where there is hypertension (elevated blood pressure) above the narrowing and hypotension (decreased blood pressure) below the narrowing.
How do members experience abdominal aortic stenosis?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with abdominal aortic stenosis*
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Top treatments taken by people for abdominal aortic stenosis*
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Who has abdominal aortic stenosis on PatientsLikeMe?
Age
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 1 | |
| 20s | 0 | |
| 30s | 1 | |
| 40s | 4 | |
| 50s | 14 | |
| 60s | 19 | |
| 70+ | 30 |
Distribution of sex
Sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 9 | |
| Female | 60 |
Talk to people with abdominal aortic stenosis
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