CoreValve Transcatheter Aortic Heart Valve. This valve is made of natural tissue obtained from the heart of a pig. The valve leaflets are secured to a flexible, self-expanding metal frame ...

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 ...

About 30,000 Americans die each year when the aortic valve fails in their heart. But the current state-of-the-art approaches of using bioprosthetic or mechanical valves made of rubber and metal as ...

The data raise questions about valve hemodynamics and the role of early imaging to stay ahead of clinical and subclinical ...

As people age, a buildup of calcium on the aortic valve can make it thicker and stiffer leading to aortic stenosis.

Medtronic released positive two-year trial Evolut TAVR results that demonstrated superior valve performance in small aortic ...

However, as the disease progresses the peak moves to later in systole since longer time is required to complete LV systole and aortic valve closure is delayed. The intensity of the murmur ...