Con­tents

This pol­i­cy brief focus­es on the impact of valvu­lar heart dis­ease (VHD), par­tic­u­lar­ly aor­tic steno­sis, on old­er indi­vid­u­als in Sau­di Ara­bia. It aims to raise aware­ness, address gaps, and pro­vide prac­ti­cal solu­tions for pol­i­cy-mak­ers, deci­sion-mak­ers, and health care pro­fes­sion­als to improve the detec­tion, diag­no­sis, treat­ment, and man­age­ment of VHD.

Med­ical soci­eties, non-gov­ern­men­tal orga­ni­za­tions, and the media play a cru­cial role in rais­ing aware­ness and dis­pelling mis­con­cep­tions about aging that may pre­vent indi­vid­u­als from seek­ing advice or accept­ing treat­ment.