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Ross Procedure Making a Comeback in Aortic Valve Disease
New 20-year data show a survival rate of 90% with few repeat surgeries after this complex operation that can only be ...
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Aneurysms of the ascending aorta and transverse arch: surgical experience in 80 patients.
Aortic valve resuspension was done in six patients, with three undergoing subsequent aortic valve replacement for insufficiency. Aneurysms of the transverse arch treated with profound hypothermia ...
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What Is Aortic Stenosis?
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 ...
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Why Does Your Heart Valve Narrow?
As your heart beats, it pumps blood from the left ventricle through the aortic valve and into the aorta, your body’s largest artery. The aortic valve is made up of three triangular flaps of ...
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Mechanical aortic valves showed improved long-term survival in patients aged 60 and younger
A late-breaking study presented today at the 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting reveals that mechanical aortic valve replacements (AVRs) provide significant long-term survival ...
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Kennesaw State Professor wins American Heart Association award for aortic valve research
Kennesaw State University mechanical engineering professor Philippe Sucosky has earned a prestigious American Heart Association (AHA) Institutional Enhancement Award to advance his study on bicuspid ...