As disease progresses and the aortic valve leaflets lose their mobility ... which is common in end-stage aortic stenosis. Perhaps the best bedside method to estimate the severity of aortic ...

Other conditions, including rare metabolic disorders, autoimmune disorders (like lupus), and end-stage kidney disease, can ...

Aortic stenosis occurs when the orifice of the ... The formal criteria for each stage consider valve anatomy, hemodynamics, changes in the left ventricle and vasculature, and the presence or ...

Patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis undergoing CoreValve or Evolut TAVI have better 5-year bioprosthetic valve ...

Interestingly, diabetes, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and end-stage renal ... of calcific aortic stenosis. The pathophysiologic changes caused by a calcified aortic valve are the same ...

Experts discuss atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and aortic stenosis, as well as their burden, highlighting their prevalence, impact on patient health, and the growing need for effective ...

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

Experts discuss the clinical and economic burden of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) and aortic stenosis in the US, exploring their impact on health care systems, the importance of ...

DAVID MONTGOMERY: Aortic stenosis is a tightening of one of the four major valves of the heart. The aortic valve is particularly important because the aortic valve is the gateway to the rest of ...

Aortic valve stenosis, or AVS, is a life-threatening disease ... Digging into the sex differences of early-stage valve disease In the early stages of AVS, specialized heart valve cells, called ...