New 20-year data show a survival rate of 90% with few repeat surgeries after this complex operation that can only be ...

CABG plus surgical aortic valve replacement for treatment of coronary disease and aortic stenosis was associated with better 5-year outcomes vs. PCI plus transcatheter aortic valve replacement in ...

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, U.S. researchers ...

These latest data reinforce years of smaller studies, but whether they should change practice is a matter of debate.

At baseline, the mechanical valve group tended to be younger (55.7 vs 65.2) and had less aortic stenois (82.4% vs 89.5%), but ...

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Mortality rates were also significantly higher in patients with AS plus ATTR‐CA who had aortic valve replacement (a surrogate for severe AS) than in patients with only AS. Compared with patients with ...

This is surgery to remove scar tissue from the aortic valve leaflets. This lets the leaflets open as they should. Aortic valve replacement. This is surgery to replace the aortic valve with a new valve ...

THE human aortic valve consists of three cusps made of relatively inelastic, muscle-free material about 0.15 mm thick. It opens and shuts about once a second, and withstands a pressure difference ...

The Kansas City Chiefs headed west to take on the Denver Broncos on Sunday in the final game of the 2024 NFL regular season. The game held zero meaning for them after their Week 17 win over the ...

Traditionally, open heart surgery with surgical valve replacement was the primary treatment option for aortic stenosis. In this procedure, doctors make an incision in the chest to access the heart, ...