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Coronary arteries are small arteries which supplies the heart. When you get coronary artery block you get heart attacks or if partially blocked you might get pains called angina. This is called coronary heart disease.
Aortic valve is the valve at the outlet of left ventricle. This valve can malfunction in many ways. It can cause narrowing of the aperture which is called stenosis or cause leak of blood back into the heart which is called regurgitation.
Though the both are not the same both can co-exist in the same person.
Answer:
It's considered heart disease, but not coronary since it does not directly affect the coronary arteries.
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