However, when V 1 is greater than 1 m/s, which may be seen in concomitant AR or a high output state, it should be included in the formula. The mean pressure gradient is derived from the average ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

NEW YORK, NY—Five years after undergoing TAVI with a balloon-expandable valve, patients with small annuli have similar risks of all-cause mortality and disabling stroke as patients with large annuli, ...

A complete echocardiographic evaluation for aortic stenosis requires quantitative and qualitative evaluation of LV function, structural changes in the aortic cusps, sinus of valsalva, proximal ...