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

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

LOS ANGELES -- Survival outcomes favored mechanical valves for isolated surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for people until age 60, after which a tissue valve may start to have an advantage ...

The findings are particularly relevant considering the increasing adoption of bioprosthetic surgical valves in many patients and the recent trend of bioprosthetic transcatheter aortic valve ...

Heart valve surgery is a procedure to treat heart valve disease, which happens when at least one of the four heart valves is ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MDMedically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Heart valves keep blood flowing in the right direction between the heart's four chambers. If a valve, such as the ...

Case Resolution: A Non-Surgical Patient With Complex Tricuspid Valve Disease Trans Catheter Edge-to-Edge Mitral Valve Repair with MitraClip System for Small < 4cm2 Mitral Valve Area The Playback API ...

Researchers at the Thoracic Surgery research group, the Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, have performed a study of patients who underwent bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement in ...

Aortic root surgery or aortic root replacement is a complex heart surgery concerning the aorta, the body's main artery. Learn more here.

The aortic valve opens and closes with the heartbeat to allow blood to flow to the body without leaking back into the heart. It may need to be repaired or replaced when it becomes damaged or ...

After bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement, patients who took the oral drug warfarin had better outcomes including lower mortality rates and fewer blood clots, according to new research from ...

The use of bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement has increased significantly during the past decade. Among its advantages is that most patients can avoid warfarin for anticoagulation treatment ...