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

Bistatic forward-looking synthetic aperture radar (BFSAR) is a kind of bistatic SAR system that can image forward-looking terrain in the flight direction of the receiver. Current literature and ...

High-resolution electron microscopy (HREM) imaging technique is a powerful tool for directly visualizing a broad range of materials in real-space. However, it faces challenges in denoising due to ...

Objective To determine the cost-effectiveness of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) compared with surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in a high-risk aortic stenosis (AS) population.

Objective To evaluate the changes in transvalvular gradients and the incidence of valve haemodynamic deterioration (VHD) following transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), according to use of ...

Culture Bovine aortic endothelial (BAE) cells were maintained in DMEM supplemented with 10% FCS, 100 U/mL of ampicillin, 0.1 mg/mL of streptomycin, and 250 ng/mL of amphotericin B (Fungizone; Gibco) ...

Papillary fibroelastoma of the aortic valve is rare and may not cause symptoms, but does require treatment. Here is an account of how the problem was detected and treated in a 75-year-old male.

NASA's PUNCH mission, led by SwRI, used its Narrow Field Imager to collect images of solar activity. By blocking the sun's bright face, NFI captures the sun's atmosphere in unprecedented detail ...

To induce aortic valve calcification, mice were fed a high-fat diet (containing 42% fat and 0.25% cholesterol) for 16 consecutive weeks. Subsequently, from the 17th week, mice were fed a normal diet ...