In a trial that many are calling landmark, transcatheter aortic valve replacement had better outcomes than surveillance for ...

An aortic stenosis murmur is an unusual sound the heart makes due to a narrowing of the aortic heart valve. The narrowed heart valve restricts blood flow from the heart, which can create a murmur.

For patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis and myocardial fibrosis, early aortic valve intervention does not ...

The NOTION-3 study investigated if routine revascularization with PCI and transcatheter aortic valve replacement improves ...

"Among patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis, a strategy of early TAVR was superior to guideline-recommended ...

CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital in New Braunfels is making a significant impact on heart health in the community with its Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement program.

Discover new research that reveals the benefit of early TAVR in patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis.

A GENOME-wide association study (GWAS) has identified 17 genetic loci linked to the risk of developing aortic stenosis (AS), ...

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 ...

Aortic regurgitation occurs when blood leaks back into the left ventricle due to a leaky aortic valve. This is a type of valve disease in the heart. Aortic regurgitation can lead to some heart ...

The NPP is the electoral front of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP). Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi [Photo: Facebook/Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi] “Remember the words I say to you today. Such strikes ...

On October 13, some 500 candidates and activists of the National Peoples Power (NPP)—the electoral front of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP, People’s Liberation Front)—gathered at the ...