Background Health inequalities in cardiovascular care have been identified in the UK. The sociodemographic characteristics of patients undergoing intervention for aortic stenosis (AS) in England, and ...

Aim: The “2022 ACC/AHA Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Aortic Disease” provides recommendations to guide clinicians in the diagnosis, genetic evaluation and family screening, medical ...

Aortic stenosis (AS) has become the most frequent valvar heart disease and the most frequent cardiovascular disease after hypertension and coronary artery disease in Europe and North America. It ...

The quadricuspid aortic valve (QAV) is a rare congenital malformation of the aortic valve (AV), with an incidence of less than 0.05% (1, 2). As the condition progresses, QAV is frequently associated ...

(A) Echocardiography showed severe aortic stenosis. (B–D) Pre-TAVR CT showed the aortic annulus diameter, calcified bicuspid aortic valve, and the position of the right coronary artery. The selection ...

There is currently no way to stop calcification of the aortic valve. If all else fails, the valve must be replaced. To better understand the development of this common disease, researchers from ...

Within the prior 24 months, I have had a financial relationship with a company producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients: Receive the the ...

Tricuspid aortic valve stenosis (tAVS) is a common disease in the elderly. It is characterized by inflammation, fibrosis, and calcification of the valve leaflets leading to impaired valve opening and ...