Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is now an established treatment option for elderly patients with severe ...

About this study The objective of ENVISION is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Navitor Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) System for treating patients with symptomatic, ...

Background: Bicuspid aortic valve is the most frequent congenital cardiac abnormality and associated with proximal aortic disease (i.e. aneurysm, dissection or rupture). Granular media calcinosis(GMC) ...

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a common cardiac anomaly that affects 0.5%–2% of adults. 1 BAV is a part of a syndrome with various phenotypes that includes true bicuspid or three cusps with fusion of ...

A horseshoe kidney was seen on renal ultrasound and an echocardiography revealed aortic coarctation. The 45,X karyotype confirmed the diagnosis. Diagnosis: Turner's syndrome.

The 45,X karyotype confirmed the diagnosis. Diagnosis: Turner's syndrome. Management: Growth hormone therapy (1 IU/kg/week; ~0.05 mg/kg/day) was started together with oxandrolone (0.05 mg/kg/day) and ...

Objective To evaluate the effect of age and aortic valve anatomy (tricuspid (TAV) vs bicuspid (BAV) aortic valve) on the relationship between the aortic valve calcification (AVC) and the haemodynamic ...

1 Introduction Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) represents a significant and growing public health concern (Huang et al., 2023). Characterized by the abnormal accumulation of calcium deposits ...

Aortic stenosis (AS) is a progressive disease characterized by important interindividual variability in the rate of disease progression. The pathophysiology of AS progression is complex and involves ...