It is recommended that patients with mild aortic stenosis (i.e., AVA ≥1.5 cm 2; mean gradient ≤25 mm Hg with normal flow) may undergo repeat echocardiography after 9-12 months, while moderate ...

The diagnosis of aortic stenosis is often made initially on physical examination and confirmed by echocardiography. The ECG findings of left ventricular hypertrophy with strain and left atrial ...

It isn’t always easy to hear the difference between aortic valve calcification and aortic stenosis, but an echocardiogram gives a very accurate measurement of the aortic valve opening. If you have ...

If not done already, your doctor will order an echocardiogram to confirm the diagnosis of aortic stenosis. The test uses sound waves to take pictures of your heart, which provides details of your ...

Compared with usual care, a system of electronic provider notification more often enabled patients diagnosed with severe ...

A trend toward higher mortality in women with PPM who received a self-expanding valves deserves more scrutiny, though.

FDA approved the Sapien 3 transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) platform for treatment of severe aortic stenosis ...

The agency’s decision for the balloon-expandable Sapien 3 platform is based on groundbreaking results from EARLY TAVR.

A pioneering heart centre at Basildon Hospital is celebrating a major milestone after carrying out its 1,000th "life-changing procedure". The Essex Cardiothoracic Centre (CTC), based at Basildon ...

Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE: EW) received FDA approval for its Sapien 3 TAVR for severe aortic stenosis (AS) without symptoms.

In principle, the blood volume passing through a stenotic valve (aortic stenosis) is equal to the blood volume proximal to the stenosis or in the LVOT (Figure 4). The stroke volume is equal to ...