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

There is currently no way to stop calcification of the aortic valve. If all else fails, the valve must be replaced. To better ...

The endothelium lining the valve plays a critical role. It’s very important whether the valve consists of two or three leaflets. There is currently no way to stop calcification of the aortic valve. If ...

Aortic stenosis is a heart valve disease that some people don't realize they have. So what is it, how is it treated?

My heart was breaking, but not from lost love. It was failing in the most literal sense.

Our secondary outcome variable, aortic valve area, changes much more slowly over timeWhile our study wasn’t statistically powered to detect a change in valve area, we did observe a tendency for ...

Source Reference: Lindman BR, El-Sabawi B "SGLT2 inhibition in aortic stenosis: a therapy for the ventricle, the valve, or both?" JACC Cardiovasc Interv 2025; DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2024.12.025.

A CT scan of a 64-year-old patient with heart failure showing calcification of the aortic valve, bright white, in center, which can lead to aortic valve stenosis.

Aortic stenosis: Narrowing of the aortic valve reduces blood flow from the left ventricle to the aorta. ... but it uses a small incision in another area of the body instead of open-heart surgery.

ATLANTA, GA — Younger, low-risk patients with aortic stenosis who need aortic valve replacement may now be able to consider a less invasive transcatheter approach rather than surgical aortic ...

Historically, patients diagnosed with aortic stenosis, or heart valve disease, are treated with open-heart surgery. Nowadays, there are less invasive treatment options.

BACKGROUND: The optimal treatment in patients with severe aortic stenosis and small aortic annulus (SAA) remains to be determined. This study aimed to compare the hemodynamic and clinical outcomes ...