There is currently no way to stop calcification of the aortic valve. If all else fails, the valve must be replaced. To better understand the development of this common disease, researchers from Bochum ...

Heart Valve Replaced Without Surgery Through Arm Artery - First Ever Percutaneous Trans-Axillary TAVI in India ...

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is now an established treatment option for elderly patients with severe ...

RATES of permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) exceed 20% in patients with aortic regurgitation (AR). A new retrospective ...

MiRus announced new early feasibility study results supporting the use of its Siegel transcatheter aortic valve replacement ...

Evidence-based recommendations on transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for native aortic valve regurgitation. This involves implanting a replacement valve inside the faulty native valve ...

Cusp overlap view improved valve positioning and significantly reduced pacemaker need, and hospital stay in TAVR with SEVs.

Permanent pacemaker rates were nearly 18% at 30 days but came down as sites gained experience with the new device.

Simultaneous Transcatheter Mitral and Aortic Valve Replacement: A Challenging Yet Feasible Approach Presenter: Mercedes Quiroga ...

Over the past 15 years, the increasing use of echocardiography has dramatically changed our understanding of the prevalence and progression of aortic-valve stenosis. Aortic stenosis may be due to r ...

Objective In this study, the impact of regular training on left ventricle morphology in a group of athletes with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) was evaluated. Design Longitudinal cohort study. A group of ...