An aortic annular abscess (aortic root abscess) can occur as a complication of aortic valve endocarditis and is more common on a prosthetic aortic valve. This is diagnosed predominantly on ...

The additional case, revealed through the chart audit, was that of a 76-year-old man in whom fever developed while he was awaiting aortic valve replacement for symptomatic aortic stenosis; he did not ...

A bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) means the aortic valve has two — not three — cusps. It is a congenital heart condition, meaning it is present from birth. Read on.

An aortic annular abscess can occur as a complication of aortic valve endocarditis. This is diagnosed predominantly on transesophageal echocardiography.

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’ve had a leaky aortic valve for approximately six years. I recently had an echocardiogram using Doppler. The last test I received was three years ago, which came back with a ...

Patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a valve designed to treat aortic regurgitation had an overall mortality rate of just 8.1% at one year, well below the ...