WASHINGTON -- Among the bioprostheses used in aortic valve replacement, trancatheter ones were not necessarily more prone to the kind of valve deterioration that can result in poor clinical outcomes, ...

For all the innovation, engineering, and miniaturization that has helped to refine surgical and transcatheter aortic valve replacement over the last few decades, they still fall short of ideal. That ...

HEART disease continues to be the leading cause of death in Malaysia, with the National Heart Registry noting a growing number of aortic-related conditions affecting younger patients. “We are seeing ...

Previous trials have shown that among high-risk patients with aortic stenosis, survival rates are similar with transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) and surgical aortic-valve replacement. We ...

Aortic root rupture that occurs during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) using balloon-expandable prostheses carries a heightened risk of in-hospital adverse events but can be predicted by ...

(National) December 1, 2006 - There's a new way to fix a serious heart problem. When 34-year-old Krisztina Beni gave birth six years ago, doctors began monitoring her for a heart murmur. She recently ...