When the aortic leaflets are involved ... and D) on the basis of valve anatomy, valve hemodynamics, LV dilation and dysfunction and the presence or absence of symptoms (Otto CM, et al.

As the disease progresses and the aortic valve leaflets lose their mobility ... The formal criteria for each stage consider valve anatomy, hemodynamics, changes in the left ventricle and ...

[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 ...

Transesophageal echocardiography revealed floating structures attached to all three leaflets of the aortic valve. Endocarditis was suspected, and antibiotic treatment was initiated with ampicillin ...

THE transventricular and transaortic approaches, with visualization of the valve, to correct calcareous aortic stenosis were ... other than in the lines of leaflet fusion. Post-mortem studies ...

Valvular aortic stenosis ... bicuspid valve. Calcification is present in over 90% of cases. [6] Degenerative-calcific aortic stenosis is usually associated with extensive leaflet calcification ...

Bicuspid aortic valve disease, where the aortic valve has two leaflets instead of the normal three, is the most common congenital heart defect, affecting up to 2% of the population. The condition ...