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

By creating artificial aging in mice, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have been able to track the formation of ...

Aortic diseases are pathological conditions affecting a section of the aorta, the largest artery in the human body. They can involve the ascending aorta, aortic arch, thoracic descending aorta ...

Background Normal foetal development of the heart forms a left sided aortic arch. However, a right sided aortic arch (RAA) occurs in up to 0.1% of the population which may have important clinical ...

Objective: To establish a classification of bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) that includes both leaflet morphology and aortic shape. Setting: Two academic medical centres of the University of Washington, ...