In patients with chronic heart failure (HF), the presence of aortic valve (AV) sclerosis appeared to reflect a more severe disease rather than serve as an independent prognostic factor for poor ...

Progression from aortic sclerosis to valve obstruction occurs in only about 10 to 15% of patients over a period of 2 to 5 years. 20,25 Once even mild valve obstruction is present, progressive stenosis ...