As your heart beats, it pumps blood from the left ventricle through the aortic valve and into the aorta, your body’s largest artery. The aortic valve is made up of three triangular flaps of ...

Despite guideline recommendations, the use of bioprosthetic heart valves has surpassed mechanical valves, but data from a large surgical database may lead to a reassessment of that practice.

Your aorta is a tube-like structure that resembles a candy cane. The ascending aorta forms the beginning or handle of the cane and originates at the aortic valve. The ascending aorta includes the ...

"As an aside, the Ross procedure, which is my preference in this age group, is the only aortic valve replacement procedure that results in a late survival curve equivalent to an a ...

New 20-year data show a survival rate of 90% with few repeat surgeries after this complex operation that can only be performed by highly trained specialists.

Aortic regurgitation occurs when blood flows retrograde (backwards) across the aortic valve from the aorta into the left ventricle during diastole. This abnormal backflow of blood leads to patholo ...

Stenosis of the aortic or pulmonic valves will result in a systolic murmur as blood is ejected through the narrowed orifice. Conversely, regurgitation of the same valves will result in a diastolic ...

Background Aortic stenosis is a degenerative condition with high mortality in its severe stages and no preventive treatment.

Contribution of rare chromosome 22q11.2 copy number variants to non-syndromic bicuspid aortic valve. Heart , 2024; heartjnl-2024-324669 DOI: 10.1136/heartjnl-2024-324669 Cite This Page : ...