Transcatheter aortic valve implantation has been established ... The stentless Direct Flow (Direct Flow Medical, Inc., CA, USA) valve. A trileaflet valve made from bovine pericardium is suspended ...

The advent of ATTR-specific drugs, though pricey, is enabling better survival in these overlapping diseases, researchers say.

In patients greater than age 65, more than 90% of aortic stenosis involves trileaflet valves which have ... to alter the structure and motion of the valve leaflets and thus prevent the normal ...

Physicians at the WVU Heart and Vascular Institute completed the world’s first robotic transcatheter aortic valve replacement explant and aortic valve replacement. The procedure was performed by Vinay ...

Structural valve deterioration was defined according to Valve Academic Research Consortium 3 criteria. At a median follow-up ...

Kim’s aortic valve had deteriorated and was calcified and no longer working properly – the natural outcome of congenital bicuspid valve disease she’d been diagnosed with in her 30s.

Aortic stenosis happens when your aortic valve does not open all the way causing pressure to build in the left ventricle. This pressure blocks blood flow as it leaves the heart. In other words, the ...

Aortic valve and root disease present unique challenges in young patients, requiring management strategies that not only address immediate health concerns ...

Shares of Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) traded 1% lower on Wednesday afternoon after the company announced that it is ...

In aortic stenosis, the aortic valve is thick or fused and does not open correctly. This makes it hard for the heart to pump blood from the left ventricle into the aorta — the main artery that ...

As transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) technology expands to healthy and lower‐risk populations, the burden and predictors of procedure‐related complications including the need for permanent ...

Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD), and ensuing severe aortic stenosis (AS), is the foremost valvular disorder of aging, yet preventive therapies are lacking. A better understanding of the molecular ...