Objective To evaluate the changes in transvalvular gradients and the incidence of valve haemodynamic deterioration (VHD) following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), according to use of ...

Cardiologists use echocardiography to diagnose a range of functional or structural abnormalities of the heart. Using more ...

The prevalence of aortic stenosis (AS) and amyloid transthyretin cardiomyopathy (ATTR‐CM) increases with age. While the global prevalence of calcific aortic valve disease is estimated to be >2% in ...

Objective To determine the early and long-term outcomes of conventional aortic root (ARR) and valve-sparing root replacement (VSRR) using a standard perioperative and operative approach. Methods We ...

Papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve is rare and may not cause symptoms, but does require treatment. Here is an account of how the problem was detected and treated in a 75-year-old male.

AS severity is defined by the aortic valve area (AVA) and the velocity of blood flow across the valve as assessed by transthoracic echocardiography. In patients with preserved left ventricular ...

What happened next: The woman's doctors checked her heart function with an echocardiogram ... The evaluations revealed that the woman had severe aortic stenosis, in which the heart's aortic valve is ...