unn.no Objective To assess prevalence, incidence, prognosis and progression of degenerative valvular aortic stenosis (AS). Setting The Tromsø Study and the University Hospital of North Norway. Design ...

The TEE probe is much closer to the heart since the esophagus and heart are right next to each other ... a tear of the lining of the aorta, and the structure and function of artificial heart valves. A ...

aState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou 510060, China bGuangdong Esophageal Cancer ...

Esophageal perforation is a dreaded complication of atrial fibrillation ablation that occurs in 0.1% to 0.25% of atrial fibrillation ablation procedures. Delayed diagnosis is associated with the ...

Roentgenographic examination of the esophagus and trachea with contrast media usually gives a fairly clear impression of the arterial derangement and leads to accurate diagnosis. Visualization of the ...

Aortic stenosis is the most common adult heart valve condition seen in the Western world and its incidence continues to rise. No established disease modifying treatments retard progression of the ...

State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Research Unit of Nanocatalytic Medicine in Specific ...

Cutting-edge MRI technology can diagnose a common heart problem more quickly and accurately than ever before Aortic stenosis is a progressive and potentially fatal condition, affecting an estimated ...

The tests included something called an esophageal manometry, a procedure that measures the contractions in the esophagus, according to the Mayo Clinic. Doctors insert a thin, flexible tube into ...

It might spread to your back or seem to ease off, but it’s not something to brush aside. Aortic dissection is one of those rare, dangerous conditions that can strike without warning and escalate ...