DAVID MONTGOMERY: Aortic stenosis is a tightening of one of the four major valves of the heart. The aortic valve is particularly important because the aortic valve is the gateway to the rest of ...

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

February is American Heart Month. Sister Bay’s David Lienau wasn’t even aware that his heart health was in jeopardy. But ...

In patients greater than age 65, more than 90% of aortic stenosis involves trileaflet valves which have developed heavy calcification. [5] In these instances the calcium deposits are thought to ...

In principle, the blood volume passing through a stenotic valve (aortic stenosis) is equal to the blood volume proximal to the stenosis or in the LVOT (Figure 4). The stroke volume is equal to ...

The aortic stenosis murmur can radiate to the cardiac ... of aortic regurgitation is to have the patient lean forward and listen after a forced, held expiration. As aortic regurgitation worsens ...

You can't hear it normally, but your provider can listen to a heart murmur using ... In many cases, aortic valve stenosis is the culprit. This condition eventually restricts blood flow between ...

“But it’s important to listen to your body. If something doesn’t feel right ... This new study will help us make clearer, more confident decisions about treating severe aortic stenosis.” If you have ...

Whether transcatheter aortic-valve replacement can improve outcomes in patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis has been unclear. New research findings comparing TAVR with clinical ...

The Medicare data contradict results from the TCW randomized trial but better represent real-world practice, say authors.

The only effective treatment for aortic stenosis is removal of the mechanical obstruction. To this end, only aortic valve replacement (AVR) has been shown to achieve this while reducing mortality.