First performed at University Hospital in August 2024 on a now 51-year-old patient named Angela, who asked to be identified ...

The median age in Great Falls is a little over 39 years old, and with a majority population being over the age of 21, heart ...

Credit: Getty Images Clinicians must be vigilant for subtle signs of BAV in children. Once diagnosed, management decisions should be individualized. Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The “Ritter Rules” underline the importance of accessing care for aortic dissections and aneurysms. The ...

Aortic valve disease encompasses a spectrum of disorders affecting the aortic valve, with calcification being a hallmark of the most severe forms. Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is characterised ...

Background Aortic stenosis (AS) frequently coexists with heart failure (HF), but its prevalence, prognostic impact and management across the full HF spectrum remain incompletely characterised. Methods ...

Several medical societies supported extending Medicare coverage for TAVR to patients with asymptomatic aortic stenosis, but ...

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 ...

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has released new guidelines for the management of peripheral arterial disease and aortic disease—but with a twist. For the first time, these interrelated ...

Researchers have now proposed a molecular mechanism that links amyloid deposition in the aortic valve with degenerative calcification. They also theorize that other risk factors for CAVD, such as high ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis and myocardial fibrosis did not have better clinical outcomes ...

(By Dr. Anusha A Rao) Aortic stenosis is predominantly a disease of ageing, arising from a gradual degenerative process in ...