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©2013 UpToDate ® Print Email Aortic stenosis When people have aortic stenosis, the aortic valve does not open fully. This prevents blood from flowing normally from the left ventricle, through the aortic valve, and to the aorta. The direction of blood flow is shown by the black arrow. The aorta is a big blood vessel that carries blood to the rest of the body.