The recent EARLY TAVR trial (Evaluation of TAVR Compared to Surveillance for Patients With Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis) investigated the effect of early intervention with transcatheter aortic ...

Recently, Gerber et al. [9] reported ANP, BNP, and N-BNP levels in 74 patients with a wider range of aortic stenosis severity (peak aortic velocity of ≥2.5 m/s). The exclusion criteria included ...

Even mild aortic stenosis can be seen as bad especially since it progresses ... such as B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP), he said. The 300-patient TAVR UNLOAD trial is focusing specifically on ...

Aortic stenosis is a type of heart valve disease. Your doctor may classify it as mild, moderate, or severe. Which stage you have depends on how damaged your aortic valve is and the amount of blood ...

Over the past 15 years, the increasing use of echocardiography has dramatically changed our understanding of the prevalence and progression of aortic-valve stenosis. Aortic stenosis may be due to ...

Aortic stenosis happens when your aortic valve does not open all the way causing pressure to build in the left ventricle. This pressure blocks blood flow as it leaves the heart. In other words, the ...

Women, people from ethnic minority backgrounds, and those from the most deprived communities are less likely to receive ...

Aortic valve stenosis (AVS) is a major health issue, impacting over 1.5 million Americans and millions more worldwide. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic are investigating a new drug, ataciguat ...

People with severe aortic stenosis should have it done every six to 12 months. (Howard LeWine, M.D., is an internist at ...

Aortic stenosis is the most common type of stenosis, or narrowing, of the heart valves. Narrowing of the aortic valve restricts the blood flow from the ventricle into the aorta. It can be serious ...

Aortic valve stenosis (AVS) can result from heart abnormalities that may be hereditary, but it commonly develops in older adults due to scarring and calcium buildup in the valve cusps. The valve ...