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"Aortic valve stenosis — of any cause — can be a serious condition because it can weaken the heart. If the aortic valve is narrowed, the left ventricle has to work harder to pump a sufficient amount of blood into the aorta and onward to the rest of your body. In response, the left ventricle may thicken and enlarge. At first these adaptations help the left ventricle pump blood with more force. But eventually these changes weaken the left ventricle — and your heart overall."
             - Mayo Clinic Researchers

This quote conveys to me that Aortic Stenosis is a very serious disease. Our heart is the powerhouse of our body (going hand and hand with our brain) and if any stress is put on it, complications will occur. The heart may adapt to these stress changes for a select amount of time, but that just weakens our heart continually. At some point (left untreated, that is), heart failure very well may occur. 

I was reading the part on Mayo Clinic about the complications of Aortic Stenosis. I felt that their research and knowledge of this disease is very in-depth, informal, and professional. They used the Kairos  technique by making it aware that Aortic Stenosis can be a serious condition that needs attention. 


1. Staff, Mayo Clinic. "Aortic Valve Stenosis: Complications - MayoClinic.com." Mayo Clinic. Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 4 Sept. 2009. Web. 17 Mar. 2011. .

2. "Logo." mayoclinic.com. Web. 24 Sept 2009.