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 ...

In patients greater than age 65, more than 90% of aortic stenosis involves trileaflet valves which have developed heavy calcification. [5] In these instances the calcium deposits are thought to ...

They may also grade the condition according to its severity ... Narrowing of this valve, known as aortic stenosis, impacts blood flow out of the heart. More than 13% of older adults have aortic ...

Grade I murmurs may not be audible to the ... For example, the murmur of aortic stenosis is high pitched because there is usually a large pressure gradient between the left ventricle and the ...

Grade I murmurs may not be audible to the ... For example, a very thin patient with severe aortic stenosis with a high pressure gradient across the valve (thus high velocity of blood flow) will ...

The Medicare data contradict results from the TCW randomized trial but better represent real-world practice, say authors.

Whether transcatheter aortic-valve replacement can improve outcomes in patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis has been unclear. New research findings comparing TAVR with clinical ...

LAS VEGAS - Wearable devices have come a long way from counting steps or heartbeats, with new tech offering the ability to track blood oxygenation, glucose levels and blood pressure, though its ...

In asymptomatic patients with mild to moderate aortic stenosis, the survival is similar to age-matched controls. [1,16] The mainstay of medical treatment for these patients is simply appropriate ...