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

A normal aortic valve (left) versus a defective aortic valve (right) and their different sound signals (purple). The sound data was used to generate graphs at the bottom corners, which differ ...

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

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

THE primary purpose of this report is to emphasize the relation of a high-pitched "squeaking" or "musical" systolic murmur to aortic stenosis and calcification of the aortic valve. This is not so w ...

Patients received a new treatment for heart valve disease, which did not require riskier open-heart surgery or travel to London. Five people from Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Peterborough and ...

Researchers followed 187 patients who received a new valve by undergoing a transcatheter procedure or open-heart surgery to receive a new valve. All patients in the study had high-resolution ...

The use of transcatheter aortic-valve replacement has been shown to reduce mortality among high-risk patients with aortic stenosis who are not candidates for surgical replacement. However, the two ...

Enhanced Design and Functionality of Prime Valve System The ACURATE Prime valve system is designed for low, intermediate, and high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis.Key features include: ...

Transcatheter Laceration of Aortic Leaflets to Prevent Coronary Obstruction During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions , 2018; 11 (7): 677 DOI: 10.1016/j ...