WASHINGTON (May 16, 2016) --Patients with a combination of left ventricular dysfunction and low aortic valve gradient, or reduced force of blood flow through the aortic valve, have higher mortality ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . aortic valve gradient simultaneously, the researchers found that the rates of 1-year mortality and HF were ...

Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) has revolutionized the treatment of symptomatic aortic stenosis, offering a less invasive alternative to surgery. This procedure was first used in ...

Low aortic valve gradient and LV dysfunction are commonly seen in patients undergoing TAVR, but only the former is independently associated with poorer outcomes in the first year following the ...

Valvular aortic stenosis is a progressive disease in which the end stage is characterized by obstruction of left ventricular outflow, resulting in inadequate cardiac output, decreased exercise ...

CHICAGO, IL—The incidence of valve hemodynamic deterioration is approximately 2% at both 30 days and 18 months among patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement, but the changes in the ...

BRISBANE, Australia & EAGAN, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Anteris Technologies Ltd (ASX: AVR), a structural heart company developing DurAVR™ THV, a new class of TAVR and the world’s only balloon-expandable ...

Aortic valve disease is a condition that occurs when your aorta (the main artery of your body) and left ventricle (the lower left chamber of your heart) malfunction. The aortic valve determines how ...

During the preprocedure evaluation, it is important to discuss with both the patient and the consulting cardiothoracic surgeon whether the patient is a surgical candidate in the event of a ...

Aortic valve insufficiency is a form of valvular heart disease. It occurs when the aortic valve does not function properly. This may cause the heart to work harder and can lead to heart failure.