Abstract Aortic valve replacement with mechanical or biological heart valves is the treatment of choice for aortic valve stenosis when it is symptomatic or with severe aortic stenosis (≤ 0.6 cm ...

Transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR)-specific treatments and aortic valve replacement (AVR) are associated with significant survival benefits in patients with concomitant aortic stenosis and TTR amyloid ...

Sutureless Aortic Valve & Stentless Valves Stentless Valves In order to improve hemodynamics, especially in a small annulus (21–19 mm), stentless bioprosthesis has been developed. [13–16 ...

Surgical resection remains the definitive treatment [10]. Traditionally, the standard approach for left atrial masses has been full sternotomy. However, in recent years, a minimally invasive approach ...

Background Thrombocytopenia is a poorly understood complication after surgical (mechanical or biological) (SAVR) and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The etiology of this platelet count ...

Bhopal: A bentall surgery, involving the replacement of both the aorta and aortic valve with artificial grafts was successfully conducted at AIIMS Bhopal's department of cardiothoracic and ...

Editorial Aortic Stenosis — Listen to the Patient, Look at the Valve Author: Catherine M. Otto, M.D. Author Info & Affiliations Published August 31, 2000 N Engl J Med 2000;343: 652 - 654 ...

In the setting of aortic or mitral valve disease, left‐sided pressure overload is transmitted across the pulmonary vasculature, with pulmonary hypertension being independently associated with worse ...

About this study The objective of ENVISION is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Navitor Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) System for treating patients with symptomatic, ...

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Mumbai: BMC will carry out crucial valve replacement work on water pipelines in Andheri (West) and Versova, leading to an 11-hour water supply disruption in several parts of the K-West ward.

The heart’s four valves – the mitral, aortic, pulmonary, and tricuspid – open and close to move blood around the body. If a valve becomes damaged or stretched, it can also become leaky.