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Q25.3: Stenosis of aorta

Your blood is not able to flow properly from your heart into your body. This condition is congenital, which means you were born with it.

Major, important blood vessels branch out of the heart. The main artery (aorta), originating from the left lower chamber (ventricle) of the heart, supplies the whole body with oxygen-rich blood. The right ventricle pumps oxygen-poor blood through the pulmonary artery to the lungs, where the blood is then enriched with oxygen.

Your aorta is narrowed shortly after the exit from the left lower chamber (ventricle) of your heart. This means that blood is not able to flow properly into your aorta.

The symptoms depend on how well blood can flow from the heart into the aorta. In some cases, there are no symptoms. You may get tired quickly with exertion or experience shortness of breath. You may also feel dizzy or pass out. In addition, you may experience pains in the chest, for example.

Additional indicator

On medical documents, the ICD code is often appended by letters that indicate the diagnostic certainty or the affected side of the body.

  • G: Confirmed diagnosis
  • V: Tentative diagnosis
  • Z: Condition after
  • A: Excluded diagnosis
  • L: Left
  • R: Right
  • B: Both sides

Further information

Note

This information is not intended for self-diagnosis and does not replace professional medical advice from a doctor. If you find an ICD code on a personal medical document, please also note the additional indicator used for diagnostic confidence.
Your doctor will assist you with any health-related questions and explain the ICD diagnosis code to you in a direct consultation if necessary.

Source

Provided by the non-profit organization “Was hab’ ich?” gemeinnützige GmbH on behalf of the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG).