Aortic valve insufficiency (AVI) is also called aortic insufficiency or aortic regurgitation. Learn the symptoms and treatment options.

Your aortic valve plays a key role in getting oxygen-rich blood to your body. Aortic valve stenosis is a common and serious heart problem when the valve doesn’t open fully. Learn about what ...

There are three different types of bicuspid aortic valves, ranging from types 0 to 2. The type depends on whether the leaflets of the valve have fused to form a ridge.

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 ...

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 ...

If not done already, your doctor will order an echocardiogram to confirm the diagnosis of aortic stenosis. The test uses sound waves to take pictures of your heart, which provides details of your ...

CHICAGO — Compared with usual care, a system of electronic provider notification more often enabled patients diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis to have aortic valve replacement within 1 ...

Terminator actor Arnold Schwarzenegger once had Bicuspid Aortic Valve BAV Read ahead as our expert share more details about the medical condition ...

In June 2023, after her annual echocardiogram, 57-year-old Kim Rose’s cardiologist delivered the daunting, but unsurprising, verdict that it was time to refer her to a surgeon for open-heart ...

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 reading ...