A normal aortic valve is made up of three sections, called leaflets. But sometimes people are born with a valve that has only two leaflets, known as a bicuspid aortic valve. The slightly abnormal ...

When the aortic leaflets are involved ... and D) on the basis of valve anatomy, valve hemodynamics, LV dilation and dysfunction and the presence or absence of symptoms (Otto CM, et al.

Over a 70-year lifetime, your heart beats at least 2.5 billion times. THAT’S B for BILLION! How many times do you flex a hip or knee joint over that same amount of time? Not even close to that ...

There are four valves in the heart and each one has strong flaps called “leaflets ... The heart valve can calcify and cause narrowing of the valve which is called stenosis. Stenosis happens most often ...

Pi-Cardia today announced the first commercial procedures with its ShortCut leaflet modification device for enabling heart ...

As the disease progresses and the aortic valve leaflets lose their mobility ... The formal criteria for each stage consider valve anatomy, hemodynamics, changes in the left ventricle and ...

[11–14] Calcific aortic valve disease is characterized by progressive aortic valve leaflet thickening and calcification that results in a valve that does not fully open and thus partially ...

announced today the first commercial procedures with ShortCut ™ - the world's first dedicated leaflet modification device, enabling valve-in-valve (ViV) Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement ...

Early surgical or transcatheter aortic valve replacement is not typically recommended for severe aortic stenosis in the ...

As we get older, calcium can form on the valve’s leaflets. As this deposit builds up, the opening can become narrower and blood can’t flow as easily through the valve. When aortic valve stenosis ...

announced today the first commercial procedures with ShortCut ™ - the world's first dedicated leaflet modification device, enabling valve-in-valve (ViV) Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement ...