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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Decline in mechanical valve use: Despite superior outcomes in younger populations, mechanical valve use decreased from 20% to 10% over the study's 12-year period. Survival advantage: Mechanical ...

As with all medical procedures, both TAVI and SAVR have their own outcomes and risks. Read on to know all about it. "Upon arrival, the patient was in a critical condition. She had low blood ...