[5] In these instances the calcium deposits are thought to alter the structure and motion of the valve leaflets and thus prevent the normal opening of the aortic cusps. The cause of this ...

The 8-year data may hold value for TAVI—the newest Sapien valve uses the same tissue—but many other variables differ.

A normal aortic valve is made up of three sections, called leaflets. But sometimes people are born with a valve that has only ...

This results over time in increased wear of the leaflets since the hemodynamic stress is distributed to only two cusps instead of three. Aortic valve stenosis or aortic valve regurgitation result.

[11–14] Calcific aortic valve disease is characterized by progressive aortic valve leaflet thickening and calcification that results in a valve that does not fully open and thus partially ...

For patients with symptomatic aortic regurgitation at high surgical risk, a transcatheter aortic valve replacement system ...

it uses anchors to attach to the three leaflets of the aortic valve. The trial, called ALIGN-AR, enrolled 500 patients between 2018–2024, with 180 patients enrolled in a premarket approval ...