Healthy valves open wide to let blood move freely through the heart and body. They then shut tightly until the next heartbeat. If you have aortic regurgitation, the flaps around your aortic ...

Surgical bioprosthetic aortic valves made with bioengineered Resilia tissue (Edwards Lifesciences) appear to suffer less structural deterioration over 8 years compared with similar devices made of ...

THE primary purpose of this report is to emphasize the relation of a high-pitched "squeaking" or "musical" systolic murmur to aortic stenosis and calcification of the aortic valve. This is not so ...

to standard care significantly reduced the risk of death or worsening heart failure in older patients with severe aortic stenosis following transcatheter aortic-valve implantation, with consistent ...

Bioprosthetic valve dysfunction and reoperations/reinterventions are common after aortic valve replacement (AVR) with bioprosthetic valves, leading to cycles of left ...

Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College London, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust Objectives To ...

CHICAGO — A transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) device developed specifically for the treatment for aortic regurgitation has met all the prespecified safety and efficacy goals ...

Background: Following transcatheter aortic valve replacement, acute coronary obstruction is infrequent but potentially life-threatening, while delayed coronary obstruction is even more uncommon. Case ...

Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage recently celebrated 10 years of performing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, or TAVR. It’s the first and only hospital in the Coachella Valley to offer this ...

For over a decade, the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) has been at the forefront of aortic valve innovation, advancing how we treat cardiac patients through minimally invasive approaches. That ...