Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is now an established treatment option for elderly patients with severe ...

Surgical bioprosthetic aortic valves made with bioengineered Resilia tissue (Edwards Lifesciences) appear to suffer less structural deterioration over 8 years compared with similar devices made of ...

“Aortic valve stenosis” is an often-overlooked condition and a growing health concern in ageing societies such as Thailand. With an increasing elderly population and a rise in age-related ...

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a common congenital heart valve disease, often accompanied by aortic valve stenosis or regurgitation, infective endocarditis, and aortic diseases such as aortic dilation ...

A CT scan of a 64-year-old patient with heart failure showing calcification of the aortic valve, bright white, in center, which can lead to aortic valve stenosis. Zephyr/Science Source ...

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Background—Experience with aortic valve replacement (AVR) with current-generation pericardial bioprostheses in young patients is limited. The death of a child with accelerated bioprosthetic aortic ...

Find out what you need to know about your aortic valve — where it's located, what it does, and how it works. Learn about the symptoms, causes, and treatments for aortic valve conditions.

Stephen’s mild case of aortic stenosis had grown severe and a valve replacement was recommended by cardiologist Edward Bodurian, MD. Johns Hopkins cardiac surgeon Reed Quinn performed surgery, ...

There are three different types of bicuspid aortic valves, ranging from types 0 to 2. The type depends on whether the leaflets of the valve have fused to form a ridge.

This nationwide, population-based cohort study included all patients who underwent surgical aortic valve replacement with a bovine or porcine bioprosthesis in Sweden from 1997 to 2018. Regression ...