The echo images show the size of the valve opening and whether it is adversely affecting left ventricular function. These measurements determine the severity of your aortic stenosis. Since you ...

can contribute to calcium buildup in your heart valve. Certain factors can cause a rapid decline in your heart function and ...

Aortic valve stenosis (AVS ... and patients receiving ataciguat tended to maintain better heart muscle function. Crucially, the research team confirmed that—despite its profound effect on ...

Researchers found that a gene on the Y chromosome influences how aortic valve stenosis progresses differently in males and ...

Aortic valve stenosis (AVS ... and patients receiving ataciguat tended to maintain better heart muscle function. Crucially, the research team confirmed that -- despite its profound effect on ...

The mitral valve is the most commonly repaired heart valve, but the aortic, pulmonic, and tricuspid valves may also undergo some of these repair techniques. If your valve can be repaired ...

A novel therapeutic showed significant promise in slowing aortic valve calcification, potentially extending time until or eliminating need for transcatheter or surgical intervention for stenosis, ...

Patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis undergoing CoreValve or Evolut TAVI have better 5-year bioprosthetic valve ...

Partial heart transplants provide a range of lifesaving options for children with complex congenital heart conditions, and ...

Researchers have shed new light on how a type of heart valve disease—aortic valve stenosis—progresses differently in males and females. The research paves the way for treatments that can be tailored ...

ataciguat resulted in a 69.8% reduction in aortic valve calcification progression after six months, and patients on the drug also tended to maintain better heart muscle function. Importantly ...

When aortic valve stenosis becomes severe ... You may also have a special IV in your neck to measure heart function. You typically may have several other tubes and catheters that are not painful and ...