Auscultation of the heart in patients with aortic stenosis can be very helpful in both the diagnosis and determining the severity of disease. The typical murmur of aortic stenosis is a high ...

DAVID MONTGOMERY: Aortic stenosis is a tightening of one of the four major valves of the heart. The aortic valve is particularly important because the aortic valve is the gateway to the rest of ...

Early surgical or transcatheter aortic valve replacement is not typically recommended for severe aortic stenosis in the ...

The implantation of the new valve is done without the need to open the heart completely, thereby drastically reducing the ...

The following is a summary of "Tissue-tracking mitral annular displacement predicts impaired left ventricular mechanics and ...

As people age, a buildup of calcium on the aortic valve can make it thicker and stiffer leading to aortic stenosis.

More information: Roya Anahita Mousavi et al, Association of aortic valve size with the degree of aortic valve calcification in severe high-gradient aortic stenosis, European Heart Journal ...

In patients greater than age 65, more than 90% of aortic stenosis involves trileaflet valves which have developed heavy calcification. [5] In these instances the calcium deposits are thought to ...

With no available medical treatments or lifestyle interventions for the prevention of aortic stenosis, the promise for this class of drugs—which now has substantial evidence to support its ...

The data raise questions about valve hemodynamics and the role of early imaging to stay ahead of clinical and subclinical ...

Aortic valve stenosis (AVS) is a significant health concern ... In AVS, calcium deposits build up and narrow the aortic valve, forcing the heart to work harder to move blood.

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement ... without the beating of the native heart getting in the way. After the procedure is done, the temporary pacing wire is removed. We use fluoroscopy (a type of ...