There are three main forms of aortic valve disease: congenital abnormalities, such as a bicuspid valve that leads to premature calcification; calcification of the normal trileaflet valve ...

Aortic valve calcification (AVC) has been shown to be a powerful assessment of aortic stenosis ... Importantly, in patients with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction, a nonsevere AS (ie, AVC 70% ...

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Aortic stenosis may be caused by rheumatic disease, a congenital bicuspid valve or calcification of a trileaflet valve ... the extreme of a spectrum of disease that includes both aortic sclerosis ...

In patients with a borderline annulus size, the valve was selected based on aortic root size, extent of leaflet calcification and individual life expectancy ... clinically relevant haemolysis was ...

With aortic stenosis, the valve doesn’t work as it should or has an abnormal number of leaflets that don't work correctly. That makes it harder for the leaflets to open and let blood flow from the ...

We consider that if patients with severe iliac calcification are well informed of the morbidity and mortality risk of an aortic bypass, this intervention can be justified in this setting.

Conventional surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) is the ‘gold standard’ for treatment of severe or symptomatic aortic valve stenosis. The increasing age of patients and increasing comorbidities ...

Introduction Conductive disturbances requiring permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation remain a major concern after transcatheter aortic valve implantation ... Excessive calcification in these regions ...

You will be redirected to our submission process. Despite advances in prevention and optimal medical therapy, coronary artery disease (CAD) remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality ...

Aortic stenosis is a condition where the aortic valve in the heart becomes too narrow, resulting in its functional impairment. Oxygenated blood returns from the lungs and flows into the left ...