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

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

A medical patient from Peterborough is among the first to receive a pioneering treatment for heart valve disease.

Yang noted that SAVR and TAVR on their own just put valves in without any change in annular structure. Surgeons often turn ...

Aortic stenosis is a heart valve disease that some people don't even realize they have. So what is it, how is it treated? Newswatch 16's Kerry Kearns has the answers ...

Based on these findings, as well as the patient's medical history, the doctors determined that she had a rare genetic condition called alkaptonuria. Globally, the inherited disease is thought to ...

Titled "A Novel Microphysiological Valve-on-Chip for Elucidating the Mechano-Etiology of Bicuspid Aortic Valve Disease," Sucosky's project aims to build a device replicating the structure and ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR)—also referred to as transcatheter aortic valve implantation—is a minimally invasive heart surgery in which a malfunctioning aortic valve is replaced with ...

Methods and Results— We examined operatively excised, stenotic aortic valves from 932 patients aged 26 to 91 years (mean±SD, 70±12), and none had associated mitral valve replacement or evidence of ...

Aortic valve repair offers an alternative to aortic replacement. While it restores function and alleviates symptoms, replacement may be needed in some cases due to severe damage or repair complexity.

Main article text Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a safe and effective minimally invasive therapy, has become a first-line treatment for older patients with aortic stenosis (AS) [1, 2].