"As an aside, the Ross procedure, which is my preference in this age group, is the only aortic valve replacement procedure ...

New 20-year data show a survival rate of 90% with few repeat surgeries after this complex operation that can only be ...

A late-breaking study presented today at the 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting reveals that mechanical ...

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Middle-aged adults who need an aortic valve replacement fare better with mechanical devices than with the valves made from animal tissues that they currently most often receive ...

THE human aortic valve consists of three cusps made of relatively inelastic, muscle-free material about 0.15 mm thick. It opens and shuts about once a second, and withstands a pressure difference ...

Patients with low-gradient aortic stenosis and reduced LVEF, compared with patients with high-gradient aortic stenosis, have worse clinical outcomes.

These latest data reinforce years of smaller studies, but whether they should change practice is a matter of debate.

SGMC Health recently achieved the successful completion of its first transcarotid access Transcatheter Aortic Valve ...

The US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) is expected to approve the JenaValve Trilogy System, a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) device designed for aortic regurgitation (AR), by ...

2). A large fusiform aneurysm was found, beginning just distal to the aortic valve and ending just proximal to the innominate artery. The arch was slightly dilated, and the left subclavian artery ...

Study Finds Mechanical Valves Offer Superior Long-Term Survival for Aortic Valve Replacement Patients Aged 60 and Younger ...

The researchers reviewed data on nearly 110,000 patients who underwent surgical replacement of aortic valves between the ages of 40 and 79. They found that in those aged 60 or younger, mechanical ...