Aortic stenosis happens when your aortic valve does not open all the way causing pressure to build in the left ventricle. This pressure blocks blood flow as it leaves the heart. In other words, the ...

The advent of ATTR-specific drugs, though pricey, is enabling better survival in these overlapping diseases, researchers say.

Women, people from ethnic minority backgrounds, and those from the most deprived communities are less likely to receive ...

The recent EARLY TAVR trial (Evaluation of TAVR Compared to Surveillance for Patients With Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis) investigated the effect of early intervention with transcatheter aortic ...

My heart was breaking, but not from lost love. It was failing in the most literal sense.

A new analysis reveals that women are less likely than men to receive treatment for aortic stenosis, a potentially fatal heart condition. Researchers discovered that women are 11% less likely to be ...

Women are less likely than men to receive treatment for aortic stenosis, a new study supported by the British Heart ...

The diagnosis: The evaluations revealed that the woman had severe aortic stenosis, in which the heart's aortic valve is narrowed or blocked. This valve normally opens to allow oxygen-rich blood to ...

The research showed that after a diagnosis of aortic stenosis, women are 11% less likely to be referred on to secondary care ...