https://www.selleckchem.com/pr....oducts/sodium-ascorb
Aortic valve stenosis (AS) is no longer considered to be a disease of fixed left ventricular (LV) afterload (due to an obstructive valve), but rather, functions as a series circuit with important contributions from both the valve and ageing vasculature. Patients with AS are frequently elderly, with hypertension and a markedly remodelled aorta. The arterial component is sizable, and yet, the contribution of ventricular afterload has been difficult to determine. Arterial stiffening increases the speed of propagation of the blood