Background Current guidelines recommend transcatheter aortic valve ... transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) and determination of EuroSCORE II. All information was entered into the registry database.

The researchers reviewed data on nearly 110,000 patients who underwent surgical replacement of aortic valves between the ages of 40 and 79. They found that in those aged 60 or younger, mechanical ...

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Middle-aged adults who need an aortic valve replacement fare better with mechanical devices than with the valves made from animal tissues that they currently most often receive ...

Associate Professor Yap said the replacement is often done by conducting a minimally invasive procedure known as transcatheter aortic valve implantation (Tavi). This involves making a small ...

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All compounds are either investigational or being studied for (a) new use(s). Efficacy and safety have not been established. There is no guarantee that they will become commercially available for the ...

Calcific aortic valve disease is the pathological remodeling of valve leaflets. The initial steps in valve leaflet osteogenic reprogramming are not fully understood. As TERT (telomerase reverse ...

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Alternative valve sizing methods, such as transoesophageal echocardiography, may be required in emergencies. Severe aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common degenerative heart valve disease and poses a ...

The four heart valves (tricuspid, pulmonary, mitral and aortic) open and close at just the right moment ... Recommendations for Cardiac Chamber Quantification by Echocardiography in Adults: An Update ...

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Researchers used whole genome microarray genotyping on 272 bicuspid aortic valve patients with early onset valve or aortic disease and 272 biological relatives. They analyzed all copy number ...