A 94-year-old great-grandmother from South Mumbai underwent a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) to treat her breathlessness caused by aort ...

The only effective treatment for aortic stenosis is removal of the mechanical obstruction. To this end, only aortic valve replacement (AVR) has been shown to achieve this while reducing mortality.

Compared with AS alone, coexisting ATTR-CA was associated with an increased risk of mortality (HR 1.3, 95% CI 1.1-1.4) in a ...

In asymptomatic patients with mild to moderate aortic stenosis, the survival is similar ... with the indication for AVR were referred for surgery. Compared to younger groups, elderly patients ...

Aortic stenosis (AS) occurs when the orifice of the aortic valve is significantly reduced due to the failure of the aortic valve leaflets to open fully during systole. This causes an effective ...

Doylestown Health’s Heart and Vascular Services team recently performed its 1,000th transcatheter aortic valve replacement at ...

A revolutionary new medical procedure gaining traction in the UAE allows patients to bypass the need for traditional heart ...

Aortic-valve stenosis is an increasingly common clinical condition in the aging population. Population studies indicate a prevalence of up to 2.5% even among persons younger than 75 years of age ...

For both adults and children who experience symptoms of aortic stenosis, surgery to repair or replace the affected valve is a ...