Prosthetic aortic valves are often required for patients with aortic stenosis. The optimal choice of valve in middle-aged patients is not clear and the available options all have drawbacks.

The 2014 guidelines recommended use of a mechanical prostheses for patients undergoing aortic or mitral valve replacement if they were younger than 60 years. In the update, that recommendation was ...

The authors recommend 2D TTE for first-line imaging of prosthetic heart valves and for routine follow-up, but note that both TTE and TEE are needed for a complete evaluation of a patient with ...

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The ACC/AHA guidelines define the degree of aortic stenosis as mild, moderate, or severe based on aortic jet velocity, the mean pressure gradient across the valve, and the valve area (see Table 1 ...

A 68-year-old woman presented in 2008 with dyspnea, chest pain, and syncope. Echocardiography revealed a calcified trileaflet aortic valve with severe stenosis (transaortic mean pressure gradient ...

Aortic stenosis occurs when the aortic valve (the main outflow valve of the heart to the body) narrows. Over time, the valve passageways become stiff, reducing the pliability of the valve.

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 ...

Frequency and Significance of Intravascular Hemolysis Before and After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis, The American Journal of Cardiology, 121, 1 ...

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) aims to provide a less invasive alternative to open cardiac surgery for treating aortic stenosis, avoiding the need for sternotomy and cardiopulmonary ...

Here is a comprehensive overview of aortic valve stenosis and its possible options. Here, we discuss the pros and cons of the TAVI and SAVR therapies, and analyse both approaches.