Recent research from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (KL Krems) provides important new insights into how ...

In patients greater than age 65, more than 90% of aortic stenosis involves trileaflet valves which have developed heavy calcification. [5] In these instances the calcium deposits are thought to ...

Aortic valve size determines the degree of valve calcification in severe aortic stenosis: KL Krems research: Krems, Austria Saturday, March 15, 2025, 13:00 Hrs [IST] Recent resear ...

Researchers found that a gene on the Y chromosome influences how aortic valve stenosis progresses differently in males and ...

In AVS, calcium deposits build up and narrow the aortic valve, forcing the heart to work harder to move blood. The condition typically progresses over time, with symptoms like chest pain ...

Researchers have shed new light on how a type of heart valve disease -- aortic valve stenosis -- progresses differently in males and females.

Aortic stenosis (AS) occurs when the orifice of the aortic valve is significantly reduced due to the failure of the aortic valve leaflets to open fully during systole. This causes an effective ...

Note the heavily calcified aortic valve (Ao; see arrow) and significant left ventricular hypertrophy.RV=right ventricle; LV=left ventricle; LA=left atrium Doppler velocity measured proximal and ...

Krems, Austria – (March 12, 2025) – Recent research from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (KL Krems) provides important new insights into how aortic valve size is associated with the ...