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.

Q. I have a leaky heart valve that may need surgery down the road. Can you tell me about heart-valve surgery in one of your columns? A. First, let’s explain briefly how the heart works.

med.ulaval.ca To be aware of the prevalence, pathophysiology and outcomes of mixed aortic valve disease (MAVD), which refers to combined aortic stenosis and aortic regurgitation. To assess the ...

No significant aortic regurgitation was evident. The patient was referred to a specialist cardiac center to undergo urgent surgical evaluation of the aortic-valve mass. Preoperative CT coronary ...

Myval THV matches SAPIEN and Evolut THVs in 30-day outcomes, supporting its role in severe aortic stenosis treatment.

Current guidelines suggest balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) to be considered as a bridge to surgical aortic valve replacement or to transcatheter intervention in haemodynamically unstable patients ...

CMR data can be applied to many types of aortic valve regurgitation including combined aortic stenosis with regurgitation, congenital valve diseases and post-transcatheter valve placement. CMR also ...

You will be redirected to our submission process. Aortic valve stenosis and mitral valve regurgitation are the most common heart valve diseases. Although there are known risk factors, including age, ...

Introduction Aortic stenosis is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in older patients. The advent of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI ... vascular complication, aortic ...

For Heart Month, Lynne Currie, the Baptist Heart Valve Coordinator, explained what Mitral Valve Regurgitation is, and what ...