This is different than Carvallo’s sign which occurs in the setting of tricuspid valve regurgitation. Percutaneous tricuspid balloon valvotomy is frequently successful to relieve the stenosis.

Surgery to replace an aortic valve is done for aortic valve stenosis and aortic valve regurgitation. During this surgery, the damaged valve is removed and replaced with an artificial valve. The valve ...

Auscultation at the cardiac apex reveals a murmur that sounds holosystolic and may mimic the murmur of mitral regurgitation. This is the result of radiation of the murmur of aortic valve stenosis ...

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.