Surgical aortic valve repair can effectively reduce aortic regurgitation (AR), with only one in 10 patients needing reoperation for valve dysfunction within a decade after treatment, according to a ...

Just a few years ago, treating critical aortic stenosis required surgery. Now, there’s transcatheter aortic valve replacement, which allows for treatment of the heart’s blocked valve without actual ...

Surgery to replace an aortic valve is done for aortic valve stenosis and aortic valve regurgitation. During this surgery, the damaged valve is removed and replaced with an artificial valve. The valve ...

The signs of aortic stenosis on physical exam include a systolic murmur, usually loudest at the right upper sternal border, that peaks late and radiates to the right carotid artery. [10] The carotid ...

Low-risk patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis show similar clinical outcomes and valve durability. HealthDay News — Seven-year follow-up data show that transcatheter aortic-valve ...

AccurKardia, an innovator in ECG-based diagnostics technology, today announced results from a new study demonstrating that its AI-enabled ECG technology, AK-AVS™, can detect aortic stenosis years ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR, is a minimally invasive heart procedure that replaces a thickened aortic valve that can't fully open (aortic stenosis). The procedure restores proper ...

In this Healthwatch 16, Newswatch 16's Emily Kress spoke with an expert about aortic stenosis and a procedure to treat it, called the trans aortic valve replacement.

Prosthesis-patient mismatch (PPM) after surgical aortic valve replacement has become less common over time, but it remains associated with worsened clinical outcomes, a new study shows. Also, a second ...

Aortic valve surgery encompasses a spectrum of interventions designed to correct valvular dysfunction and aortic root pathology. Traditional approaches, such as the Bentall procedure, involve ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis and myocardial fibrosis did not have better clinical outcomes ...