Aortic stenosis, affecting nine million people globally, is often unnoticed as symptoms are mistaken for aging. This heart ...

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 ...

The CDC reports heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. That’s why doctors say it’s important to catch it early.

Aims Exercise testing remains underused in patients with aortic stenosis (AS), partly due to concerns about an ...

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

Compared with AS alone, coexisting ATTR-CA was associated with an increased risk of mortality (HR 1.3, 95% CI 1.1-1.4) in a ...

Large and rare duplications and deletions in a chromosome region known as 22q11.2 , which involves genes that regulate ...

Mr Chua Wah Guan was probably the first patient here to have electrosurgery to replace an aortic valve. Read more at ...

Background Cardiogenic shock (CS) induced by severe aortic stenosis (AS) is a life-threatening condition with high mortality.

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