Mitral valve. Located between the left atrium and the left ventricle. Aortic valve. Located between the left ventricle and the aorta. As the heart muscle contracts and relaxes, the valves open and ...

In this study, we developed a 3-D patient-specific model of abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) to evaluate the effect of US waves in enhancing the drug-containing microbubbles (MBs) adhered on the AAA ...

Salve. A mia madre (anni 76) è stato diagnosticato, tramite ecocardiogramma, un aneurisma dell'aorta ascendente (41 mm), dell ...

Salve gentili dottori sono un ragazzo di 36 anni alto 1.80 per 82 kg a maggio dello scorso anno ho scoperto di avere una ectasia della radice aortica ...

Aortic stenosis is the most common adult heart valve condition seen in the Western world and its incidence continues to rise. No established disease modifying treatments retard progression of the ...

Objective Pregnancy in women with aortic coarctation (CoA) has an estimated moderately increased risk (mWHO II–III) of adverse cardiovascular, obstetric or fetal events, but prospective data to ...

Coronary microvascular function and hemodynamics may play a role in coronary circulation and myocardial remodeling in patients with aortic stenosis (AS). We aimed to evaluate the relationship between ...

Aortic stenosis (AS) involves calcific and fibrotic degeneration of the valve tissue. The only noninvasive method for evaluating both processes is contrast-enhanced computed tomography angiography. We ...

Cutting-edge MRI technology can diagnose a common heart problem more quickly and accurately than ever before Aortic stenosis is a progressive and potentially fatal condition, affecting an estimated ...

Aortic aneurysms — dangerous bulges in the body’s main artery, the aorta — are becoming increasingly common as more people live longer. Aneurysms are typically silent and cause no symptoms. Undetected ...