Patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis undergoing CoreValve or Evolut TAVI have better 5-year bioprosthetic valve ...

With regional differences in which name is used for the aortic fix, some say unity is needed. Others can live with both.

"The decision between a bioprosthetic and a mechanical valve is one of the most consequential for patients requiring aortic valve replacement," said Dr. Michael Bowdish, lead author of the study ...

Aortic valve stenosis' is an often-overlooked condition and a growing health concern in ageing societies such as Thailand. With an increasing elderly population and a rise in age-related valve ...

Patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a valve designed to treat aortic regurgitation had ...

The follow-up brought little surprise, with investigators pleased the risk of death/disabling stroke remained on par with ...

Mechanical heart valves have improved long-term survival benefit over biological valves for patients aged 50-70 years, new ...

Partial heart transplants provide a range of lifesaving options for children with complex congenital heart conditions, and ...

A study led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego sheds new light on how a type of heart valve disease, called aortic valve stenosis, progresses differently in males and females.

Evolut showed less bioprosthetic valve dysfunction, prosthetic valve thrombosis and haemodynamic structural valve dysfunction ...

In patients with aortic stenosis and a small aortic annulus ... and continued superior valve performance as measured by bioprosthetic valve dysfunction (BVD) at two years for Evolut™ TAVR ...