WASHINGTON (May 16, 2016) --Patients with a combination of left ventricular dysfunction and low aortic valve gradient, or reduced force of blood flow through the aortic valve, have higher mortality ...

CHICAGO, IL—The incidence of valve hemodynamic deterioration is approximately 2% at both 30 days and 18 months among patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement, but the changes in the ...

One-third of patients with low-flow aortic stenosis undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement fail to regain normal flow at 6 months, and these patients have significantly worse outcomes when ...

In patients greater than age 65, more than 90% of aortic stenosis involves trileaflet valves which have developed heavy calcification. [5] In these instances the calcium deposits are thought to alter ...

The chance that patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) will receive aortic valve replacement (AVR) is worse than the flip of a coin, even a decade after the game-changing transcatheter option ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Among patients with asymptomatic aortic valve stenosis, elevated acceleration time/ejection time ratio was ...

What Is Aortic Valve Stenosis? Aortic valve stenosis is a blockage in one of the valves that help control the flow of blood to and from your heart. This stenosis, or narrowing, of the valve can keep ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new class of TAVR valve was successfully implanted in 28 patients with severe aortic valve stenosis. The valve ...

Aortic stenosis, a common yet often overlooked heart condition in seniors, can cause symptoms like breathlessness, dizziness, and fatigue that are frequently mistaken for normal ageing. Doctors warn ...