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• Aortic Valve Endocarditis
• Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease
• Mitral Valve Endocarditis
• Mitral Valve Prolapse
• Mitral Valve Regurgitation
• Mitral Valve Stenosis

Risk Factors

The most common risk factors for developing aortic stenosis include:

• Male gender
  
• Age
  
• Family members with a history of heart valve disease
  
• History of rheumatic fever
  
• Having a congenital valve defect known as bicuspid aortic valve (two flaps instead of three)