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Severe narrowing can reduce or block blood flow through the aortic valve &mdash; a condition called aortic valve stenosis.<\/p>\n<p>Aortic valve calcification may be an early symptom of heart disease, even if there aren&#8217;t any other heart disease symptoms.<\/p>\n<p>Aortic valve calcification and stenosis tend to affect older adults. When this process happens in younger people, it&#8217;s often caused by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A heart condition that&#8217;s present at birth, also called a congenital heart defect, such as bicuspid aortic valve.<\/li>\n<li>Other illnesses, such as kidney failure or familial hypercholesterolemia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mild buildups of calcium also usually happen with a condition called aortic valve sclerosis. This condition involves thickening and stiffness of the aortic valve. It usually doesn&#8217;t cause serious heart problems, but it can lead to aortic valve stenosis. If you have aortic valve sclerosis, get regular healthcare checkups to make sure the condition isn&#8217;t getting worse. If the condition leads to aortic valve stenosis, you may need surgery or other treatments to replace or fix your aortic valve.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This condition once was thought to be harmless, but it may be a symptom of heart valve disease.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[1686,1685,1682,1684],"class_list":["post-50557","mayo","type-mayo","status-publish","hentry","tag-anatomical-structure","tag-condition","tag-person-group-concept","tag-theme-of-focus","content_type-answers"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Aortic calcification: An early sign of heart valve problems? - Hancock Health<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hancockhealth.org\/ja\/mayo-health-library\/aortic-calcification-an-early-sign-of-heart-valve-problems\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"ja_JP\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Aortic calcification: An early sign of heart valve problems? 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