The incidence of aortic stenosis increases with age and thus it occurs frequently in elderly patients. Once severe obstruction has developed, death occurs within 3 years unless the aortic valve is ...

With new data from several studies this year, researchers are chipping away at the question of when to revascularize and how.

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THE TCW trial has demonstrated that fractional flow reserve (FFR)-guided percutaneous PCI plus TAVI is superior to SAVR plus ...

Abbott aims to offer a comprehensive range of TAVI management options to address ... incorporate AI for enhanced procedural guidance. Aortic stenosis, the narrowing of the aortic valve due to ...

Thus, in selected elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis, surgical valve replacement appears to improve survival. Medical management of patients with critical aortic stenosis should be ...

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 ...

Aortic stenosis refers to a condition in which the aortic valve leaflets do not function properly because they become too stiff to open completely. The aortic valve has to maintain the ability to ...

Biomarkers of insulin resistance are risk factors for aortic stenosis (AS), according to a study published online.

With age, calcium may build up in the valve and cause it to narrow – a condition known as aortic stenosis – resulting in the heart needing to work harder to pump blood through the valve.