Question: is aortic stenosis a pathology?
Answer: Although postinflammatory or rheumatic aortic valve stenosis is now a rarity in the Western world, it continues to be the most common cause of aortic valve stenosis worldwide. See also Aortic Stenosis, Pediatric Valvar Aortic Stenosis, Pediatric Rheumatic Heart Disease, and Pathology of Rheumatic Heart Disease.