While the first innovators in the area of minimally invasive cardiac procedures began introducing methods such as finger-fracture valvuloplasty as early as the 1920s — in the case of England’s Henry ...

Five-year data from the PARTNER 3 trial showed that among low-risk patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis, outcomes were similar among patients who had undergone transcatheter aortic-valve ...

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In end-stage aortic stenosis, the narrowed valve makes the heart work harder, which can lead to heart failure. Without valve replacement surgery, people with severe aortic stenosis may not live more ...

Aortic stenosis is a common disease that is more prevalent in individuals older than 75 years.1 Surgical valve replacement is the standard approach for symptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis ...

The first heart valve implanted in a patient using a new robotically assisted approach to valve replacement has been completed at the Cleveland Clinic. The Perceval Plus artificial aortic valve, ...

Introduction: Valve replacement is one of the effective treatments for aortic valve disease. This study aims to compare cardiopulmonary bypass and ischemia times in aortic valve replacement surgeries ...

The following are key points to remember from a review on aortic stenosis (AS), heart failure (HF), and aortic valve replacement (AVR): AS is responsible for the development of HF that is mediated ...