A normal aortic valve is made up of three sections, called leaflets. But sometimes people are born with a valve that has only ...

There are three main forms of aortic valve disease: congenital abnormalities, such as a bicuspid valve that leads to premature calcification; calcification of the normal trileaflet valve ...

Mechanical heart valves have improved long-term survival benefit over biological valves for patients aged 50-70 years, new study finds.

Aortic valve stenosis” is an often-overlooked condition and a growing health concern in ageing societies such as Thailand.

A heart murmur is a sound often characterized as a "whooshing" or rushing of fluid that can be heard between heartbeats. As ...

Patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a valve designed to treat aortic regurgitation had ...

BACKGROUND: Real-world low-risk transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) outcomes in the United States have not been assessed comprehensively versus pivotal trials, which is a key component of ...

[11,12] Surgical valve replacement essentially cures patients -- restoring an almost normal life expectancy. In elderly patients, however, there is often a reluctance to recommend aortic valve ...

The aortic leaflets were flexible and no calcium was seen, but the valves were fused along adjacent cusps. The mitral valve was normal. Comment. The squeaking quality in a predominantly apical ...

Over 100 patients successfully treated with the DurAVR ® THV, including de novo (first time) aortic stenosis cases, valve-in-valve (ViV) patients and complex anatomies such as bicuspid aortic valve ...