The diagnosis of a bicuspid aortic valve was confirmed when two cusps and two commissures were clearly identified in systole and diastole in the short-axis view. The aortic dimensions were measured in ...

At 17, Bill D'Andrea of Plymouth Meeting had open heart surgery for the faulty aortic valve he was born with. ... TAVR - short for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement.

For severe aortic stenosis, the treatment involves replacing the aortic valve. And so prompt treatment is very important. So if you develop chest pain, have shortness of breath or feel faint, you ...

We compared transcatheter aortic-valve ... City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire and the Medical Outcomes Study 12-Item Short Form General ... the same data on an enlarged y axis.

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) demonstrated better short-term outcomes, while surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) had better long-term outcomes. A recent study found that when ...

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thubrikar Aortic Valve, Inc. today announced successful results in an additional 5 patients implanted with the Optimum Transcatheter Aortic Valve (Optimum TAV ...

Trans Catheter insertion of a new aortic valve (a procedure called ‘transcatheter aortic valve implantation’ or TAVI for short) may be an alternative to surgical valve replacement. The procedure is ...

In that surgery, called transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR, cardiologists insert a replacement valve through a patient’s groin and thread it all the way to the heart.