Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive procedure used to replace damaged heart valves, ...

Patients with severe aortic stenosis at low surgical risk who underwent supra-annular, self-expanding Evolut transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) had similar rates of death or disabling ...

Compared with usual care, a system of electronic provider notification more often enabled patients diagnosed with severe ...

Blood enters the left ventricle through the mitral valve and leaves through the aortic valve. A stenotic valve is a valve opening that has gotten smaller and is partially obstructing blood flow. In ...

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.

The following is a summary of “Early Aortic-Valve Replacement in Patients with Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis with Preserved Left Ventricular Systolic Function: A Systematic Review and ...

Cardiology experts from UCSF Health presented new research and clinical findings at the American College of Cardiology’s (ACC) 74th Annual Scientific Session and Expo in Chicago, March 29-31.

CHICAGO — A transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI ... Pacemaker rates were approximately 25% when TAVI devices for aortic stenosis were first introduced, Makkar pointed out.

Quitting smoking is also critical, as smoking greatly increases the ... wear of the aortic wall which is caused by atherosclerosis. Aortic stenosis: With this condition, the aortic valve doesn’t open ...

Lewis Hamilton has explained that Ferrari have identified a significant 'issue' with the car after the first three races of the 2025 season and are targeting an improvement with an upcoming ...

THE primary purpose of this report is to emphasize the relation of a high-pitched "squeaking" or "musical" systolic murmur to aortic stenosis and calcification of the aortic valve. This is not so ...