For young Indians grappling with aortic valve disease, the Ross procedure offers a lifeline—one that restores vitality ...

It shows that when adjusting for valve size, the amount of calcification required to trigger severe AS was more directly linked to the size of the aortic valve annulus (the fibrous ring supporting ...

If you have aortic regurgitation, the flaps around your aortic valve — the valve that pumps blood to your heart — don’t close fully. This causes blood to leak back into your left heart chamber.

What is aortic valve stenosis? Aortic valve stenosis (AVS) means that the aortic valve is narrow and cannot open fully. It can also be known as: aortic stenosis valvular aortic stenosis. The aortic ...

Danny Dvir, MD (Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel), who nearly a decade ago raised the specter of early valve deterioration with some of the older-generation TAVI devices, agreed looking ...

Electronic provider notification led to more aortic valve replacement procedures after a diagnosis of severe aortic stenosis vs. usual care. There was a trend toward the intervention reducing ...

There was recent myocardial infarction and small calcium deposits along the aortic ring above the sinuses of Valsalva. Aside from thickening and opacity of one leaflet, the mitral valve was normal.

The prevalence and clinical significance of aortic valve prolapse were determined prospectively in 2000 consecutive patients undergoing routine clinical cross sectional echocardiography. Two hundred ...

The aortic valve is a door that separates the heart from the aorta, the largest artery that carries blood to different organs of our body. As we grow older, the valve becomes dysfunctional.

Current guidelines recommend surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for patients with severe aortic stenosis and unfavorable iliofemoral access. Transcarotid transcatheter aortic valve replacement ...

This prospective cohort‐study included adult patients undergoing aortic valve surgery or ascending aortic surgery at a single center (2007–2013). The primary outcome was aortic diameter growth; ...