The heart valve can calcify and cause narrowing of the valve which is called stenosis. Stenosis happens most often in the aortic valve, but can occur in any of the heart’s four valves. When a healthy ...

(Hurst’s the Heart; 2017;47;24a). Acute aortic regurgitation can be difficult ... on the basis of valve anatomy, valve hemodynamics, LV dilation and dysfunction and the presence or absence ...

Auscultation of the heart in patients with aortic stenosis can be very helpful ... The formal criteria for each stage consider valve anatomy, hemodynamics, changes in the left ventricle and ...

Kennesaw State University mechanical engineering professor Philippe Sucosky has earned a prestigious American Heart ...

Bicuspid aortic valve disease, where the aortic valve has two leaflets instead of the normal three, is the most common congenital heart defect, affecting up to 2% of the population. The condition ...

New 20-year data show a survival rate of 90% with few repeat surgeries after this complex operation that can only be ...

Myval THV matches SAPIEN and Evolut THVs in 30-day outcomes, supporting its role in severe aortic stenosis treatment.

Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography revealed a mobile mass on the right coronary cusp of the aortic valve. Multislice ... was 130/80 mmHg and his heart rate was 84 beats/min.

A 94-year-old great-grandmother from South Mumbai underwent a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) to treat her breathlessness caused by aort ...

Caranx Medical has submitted TAVIPILOT Soft, an AI-based guide software for use during Transcatheter Aortic Valve ...