There is currently no way to stop calcification of the aortic valve. If all else fails, the valve must be replaced. To better understand the development of this common disease, researchers from Bochum ...

Patients received a new treatment for heart valve disease, which did not require riskier open-heart surgery or travel to London.Five people from Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Peterborough and ...

Aortic stenosis is a heart valve disease that some people don't realize they have. So what is it, how is it treated?

HonorHealth Research Institute clinical trial, using non-surgical techniques, showed 86% of patients with a type of usually ...

In EARLY TAVR, intervention improved outcomes over waiting in patients with class II or no indications for AVR consideration.

Newark, N.J.-based University Hospital’s Structural Heart Program completed its 100th transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure. Each procedure is performed by a multidisciplinary team, ...

The endothelium lining the valve plays a critical role. It’s very important whether the valve consists of two or three leaflets.

The Miller School of Medicine and UHealth – University of Miami Health System welcome Juan Pablo Umaña, M.D., an internationally recognized leader in cardiovascular surgery, as professor and Chief of ...

In DETECT AS, the passive notifications improved rates of AVR and boosted survival, with bigger gains in women.