As in the SMART trial, early hemodynamic differences have yet to result in a clinical impact—but it may just be a matter of ...

Introduction: Aortic stenosis (AS) is a valvular heart disease that obstructs normal blood flow from the left ventricle to the aorta due to pathological changes in the valve, leading to impaired ...

This can be an important add-on to echocardiography in patients with a borderline need for intervention, researchers say.

A smart stethoscope developed by Eko Health leverages artificial intelligence to detect structural heart disease, such as ...

Doctors at IPGMER successfully performed a rare stent grafting procedure on a 66-year-old aortic dissection patient. Due to a narrow femoral artery, the traditional groin access was not feasible.

for patients with severe aortic stenosis without symptoms. The approval is the first for TAVR in asymptomatic patients. In the EARLY TAVR trial, which informed the approval, patients with asymptomatic ...

In this issue of Circulation, Lancellotti et al 19 confirm their previous observations linking increases in aortic valve gradient with exercise ... with such severe AS as determined with resting ...

In the EARLY TAVR trial, which informed the approval, patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis were randomly assigned to either TAVR or watchful waiting. During a median follow-up of 3.8 ...

MONDAY, May 5, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the SAPIEN 3 platform, a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) therapy, for patients with severe ...