Degenerative aortic stenosis (AS) has become the most common valvular heart disease and the definitive treatment of symptomatic, severe AS is surgical valve replacement. In the absence of symptoms, ...

There are three types of bicuspid aortic valves — types 0, 1, and 2. Experts classify these types based on whether the leaflets of the valve have fused to form a ridge. A bicuspid aortic valve is a ...

Background Native aortic valve endocarditis continues to present significant operative challenges, often complicated by heart ...

Right Ventricular Systolic Function in Patients with Severe Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Receive the the latest news, ...

Although quality data on the long-term durability of TAVR valves are sparse, follow-up from the NOTION trial of low-risk patients and the UK TAVI Registry are suggesting that valve deterioration and ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive procedure to replace your aortic valve. The aortic valve controls blood flow from your heart to your aorta, the main artery that ...

An aortic stenosis murmur is an unusual sound the heart makes due to a narrowing of the aortic heart valve. The narrowed heart valve restricts blood flow from the heart, which can create a murmur.

Researchers have now proposed a molecular mechanism that links amyloid deposition in the aortic valve with degenerative calcification. They also theorize that other risk factors for CAVD, such as high ...

Biomedical engineers at BioStable Science & Engineering needed to choose a material for making a sizing device—one to be included in the HAART 300 aortic annuloplasty surgical kit for repairing aortic ...