Find out what you need to know about your aortic valve — where it's located, what it does, and how it works. Learn about the symptoms, causes, and treatments for aortic valve conditions.

People with aortic stenosis can have chest tightness and shortness of breath -- or no symptoms at all. WebMD explains the different ways this type of valve disease can affect your heart.

There is currently no way to stop calcification of the aortic valve. If all else fails, the valve must be replaced. To better ...

An aortic root aneurysm is a bulge in the first section of the aorta, where the artery joins the heart and aortic valve. Learn more about aortic root aneurysm.

They then feed a replacement aortic valve through the artery to your heart, where it is opened up and begins to regulate blood flow. Only a puncture, rather than an incision, ...

Aortic stenosis is a heart valve disease that some people don't realize they have. So what is it, how is it treated?

The test uses sound waves to take pictures of your heart, which provides details of your aortic valve. The echo images show ...

Aortic stenosis is a common heart valve disease and typically affects people over the age of 65. As symptoms progress, your cardiologist may suggest getting your aortic valve replaced.

What Is Bicuspid Aortic Valve (BAV)? According to our expert, Dr Prashant Pawar, the bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a congenital heart defect where there are only two aortic leaflets instead of three.

The 20-year survival rate was more than 90% in a single-center study of 252 people who had undergone the Ross procedure for aortic valve disease, according to new data presented by Varun Shetty ...

Sometimes screening tests make a great deal of sense; other times they don’t. It all depends on how likely it is that a ...