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topic: Aortic Valve and Vascular Aging in Very High Lp(a)
status: archived-to-cardiac-imaging
last_updated: 2026-05-10
tags: [cardiovascular, lp(a), aortic-stenosis, echocardiography, archived]
priority: important
abstract: >-
  This former standalone aortic-valve/vascular-aging page has been folded into Cardiac Imaging & Valve Plan. It remains as a short preserved pointer so old links do not break.
---

# Aortic Valve + Vascular Aging — archived pointer

This page is no longer the active owner. Its echo baseline rules, aortic stenosis surveillance intervals, CAC=0 boundary, pulse-pressure/BP framing, and arterial-stiffness caution were folded into [Cardiac Imaging & Valve Plan](#sec-ldncp-imaging) on 2026-05-10.

Preserved core rule: very high Lp(a) makes baseline transthoracic echo a separate question from coronary calcium. CAC/CCTA do not assess valve hemodynamics. If echo is normal, avoid frequent anxiety rescans; if sclerosis/stenosis is present, cardiology sets the interval.

Full original text is preserved in `archive/cardiac-imaging-valve-originals-2026-05-10.md`.