The calcium buildup on the aortic valve is not connected to the amount of calcium you consume. Rather, the calcium is a ...

The development of intraoperative transoesophageal echocardiography together with improved understanding of the functional anatomy of the aortic valve have allowed the design of several new ...

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 ...

At 17, Bill D'Andrea of Plymouth Meeting had open heart surgery for the faulty aortic valve he was born with. Instead of replacing it, the surgeon repaired it. "It ended up being one of the ...

A new class of TAVR valve was successfully implanted in 28 patients with severe aortic valve stenosis. The valve restored blood flow to levels of a healthy aortic valve and showed good safety at 1 ...