A new method of alerting clinical care providers holds promise for increasing treatment and improving survival for patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS), a valvular heart condition that can be ...

The Guam Memorial Hospital Authority said its acquisition of its first-ever intra-aortic balloon pump is a significant advancement that will transform cardiac care on the island. The state-of-the ...

The “passive” notification led to more patients with severe AS undergoing valve replacement, but more can be done still.

Pacemaker rates were approximately 25% when TAVI devices for aortic stenosis were first introduced, Makkar pointed out. Refinements already underway, such as better anchoring strategies ...

Instead, the cause is ulcers formed due to wear of the aortic wall which is caused by atherosclerosis. Aortic stenosis: With this condition, the aortic valve doesn’t open completely when it should, ...

Some people call it your "pee hole." Meatal stenosis means this opening is too narrow. And passing urine (pee) can cause pain or discomfort. Meatal stenosis is fairly common. About 8 to 10 out of ...

THE primary purpose of this report is to emphasize the relation of a high-pitched "squeaking" or "musical" systolic murmur to aortic stenosis and calcification of the aortic valve. This is not so ...

1 “Our findings indicate that a higher percentage of patients with AMD were diagnosed with a major valvular heart disease such as aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation, or mitral regurgitation ...

Subjects with severe aortic stenosis who underwent treatment with either the Evolut TAVR or surgery exhibited “comparable” rates of all-cause death or disabling stroke over five years ...