Reaction profile

The FDA adverse-event record for aortic stenosis

11 FDA reports name aortic stenosis, a lower-volume reaction in the CVM extract (VeDDRA 231). Plate stamps and neighbourhood peers follow.

#2406 of 2,481
by report volume (all reactions)
11
reports citing this reaction
54.5%
death-coded share
Dog
most-affected species

Release-over-release change

What changed in the latest FDA data snapshot

PlainBreed reconstructed the prior snapshot from dated openFDA partitions through 2025 Q4, then compared it with the 2026-07-27 openFDA export. Aortic stenosis has 11 reports now versus 10 in that prior snapshot: 1 more (10.0%).

Report change
+1
Death-coded reports
+1
Death-coded share
+4.5 pts

This compares reported-event counts in two source snapshots. It does not establish a change in real-world risk, product safety, or disease incidence.

Subscribe to Aortic stenosis changes

FDA AER · VeDDRA plate

Code 231 VOL-TRACE

VOL-TRACE · DEATH-HOT · BOTTOM-DECILE · PHOTO-FINISH · SPECIES-DOG · DRUG-LEAD · DESK-WIDE · BOOK-FULL

  • VOL-TRACE 11 reports
  • DEATH-HOT 54.5%
  • BOTTOM-DECILE #2406/2481
  • PHOTO-FINISH ABNORMAL PANCREATIC S…
  • SPECIES-DOG Dog · 10
  • DRUG-LEAD Afoxolaner · 3
  • DESK-WIDE 10 breeds
  • BOOK-FULL 8/8 fields

Nearest volume peer: ABNORMAL PANCREATIC SPECIFIC LIPASE (PLI) (±0 reports)

Upper-third death-coded share drives the outcome stamps on this plate; volume band, corpus rank, and co-report peers follow. Not a clinical diagnosis.

Lower-volume neighbourhood around Aortic stenosis

Lower-third volume poles plus nearest peers, not a full reaction corpus board reprint.

Vomiting · highest174348ABNORMAL PANCREATIC S… · near11Aortic stenosis · this react…11Aqueous flare · near11Bile duct inflammation · near11Bowel torsion · near11Urinary tract neoplas… · low…10
FDA AER report volume · neighbourhood around Aortic stenosis

Aortic stenosis: high death-coded share in the FDA AER plate

Signature read: 11 reports place Aortic stenosis in the lower third of FDA AER volume (#2406 of 2,481). Report volume is lower-third scale: 11 named reports in the openFDA extract. Death-coded share is upper-third: 6 of 11 reports (54.5% of named reports). Nearest volume peer: ABNORMAL PANCREATIC SPECIFIC LIPASE (PLI) (±0 reports). Lead species Dog (10). Lead co-reported drug Afoxolaner (3).

Read these counts as reporting volume, not risk: per our methodology, A high death-coded share in FDA filings does not prove causation; co-reporting is voluntary temporal association only. Browse the full reactions index or the about page for how PlainBreed frames FDA CVM extracts.

Species Most Affected

Dog 10
Cat 1

Breeds Most Affected

Retriever - Golden 2
Terrier - Black Russian 1
Bulldog 1
Boxer (German Boxer) 1
Domestic Shorthair 1
Cattle Dog - Australian (blue heeler, red heeler, Queensland cattledog) 1
Rottweiler 1
Ridgeback - Rhodesian 1
Greyhound 1
Terrier - Bull - Miniature 1

Associated Drugs

Afoxolaner 3
Carprofen 3
Maropitant Citrate 2
Ivermectin/Pyrantel Chew. Dog 272Mcg/227Mg 1
Frontline Plus For Dog 1
Prednisolone; Trimeprazine Tartrate 1
Oclacitinib Maleate 1
Amoxicillin As Trihydrate; Clavulanate Potassium ( K-Clavulanate) 1
Cetirizine Hcl 1
Milbemycin Oxime + Spinosad 1
Triamcinolone 1
Glucosamine + Chondroitin 1
Hyaluronic Acid 1
Ivermectin + Pyrantel As Pamoate Salt 1
Florfenicol/Terbinafine Hydrochloride/Mometasone Furoate 1
Cefovecin Sodium 1
Subcutanesous Fluids 1
Mirtazapine 1
Vaccine 1
Moxidectin 1

What to do with this reaction

A report does not prove a drug caused the reaction; consult a veterinarian before acting on this data.

Source: FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (CVM AER) · 2025

openFDA Animal & Veterinary Adverse Events (FDA CVM) for Aortic stenosis (#2406 of 2,481 by report volume); death-coded 54.5%. PlainBreed reaction plate · report volume stamp 11 · vintage 2025.

Informational only. FDA adverse-event reports are voluntary and do not prove causation; consult a veterinarian before acting on them. Verify with FDA CVM →