Up to 300,000 people in Britain are unaware they may have potentially deadly heart condition - Daily Mail

Left untreated, aortic stenosis may cause potentially fatal heart failure - where the heart, unable to pump blood efficiently, wears out from the strain of keeping the circulation going.

Whenever Alison Banayoti runs up the stairs or goes for a long walk, she says a silent thank you for the chance diagnosis that most probably saved her life. Alison, 61, a hospital administrator from… [+9874 chars]

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