Connected Facts

Aortic Stenosis

Aortic stenosis often undertreated

Cost of Disease

Mitral Valve Disease

Human Burden

Mitral Valve Disease

Patients with severe MR who don’t have surgery have mortality rates of 20% after 1-year and 50% after 5-years

Human Burden

Aortic Stenosis

Medicare patients with sSAS have an average lifespan of 1.8 years without repair or replacement

Human Burden

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