Severe Aortic Stenosis

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
SAS
Pronunciation
/sɪˈvɪə(r) eɪˈɔːtɪk stɪˈnəʊsɪs/
Category
Medical
Related Field
British Medicine

Examples in Context

  1. Jana Pausa, 76, of Atherton, Calif., who had both severe aortic stenosis and lung disease that made her unsuitable for open-heart surgery to replace the diseased heart valve, is one such patient.
  2. Myocardial Protection for Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis(SAS) in Aortic Valve Replacement
  3. Recent studies reveal that lower serum calcium levels are associated with greater calcium hydroxyapatite deposition in native aortic valves of male patients with severe calcific aortic stenosis and administration of bisphosphonates efficiently inhibit calcification.
  4. All had severe aortic valve regurgitation, 2 associated with moderate aortic valve stenosis, 1 with bicuspid aortic valve, 1 with atrium septal defect, and 1 with ventricular septal defect.

Other meanings of SAS

Statistical Analysis System Business
Statistical Analysis Software Computing
SAS source code file Computing
Special Air Services Gov
Software-as-Service Computing
Special Air Service Gov
Statstical analysis Systems Misc
Scandinavian Airlines System Gov
Speacial Air Service Misc
Scandinavian Airline Systems Business