What you need to know about the silent threat of aortic stenosis?
Aortic stenosis, affecting nine million people globally, is often unnoticed as symptoms are mistaken for aging. This heart ...
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HealthWatch: An innovative procedure to mend a broken heart
February is American Heart Month. Sister Bay’s David Lienau wasn’t even aware that his heart health was in jeopardy. But ...
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Dysglycaemia and incident aortic stenosis: a cohort study
Background Aortic stenosis is a degenerative condition with high mortality in its severe stages and no preventive treatment.
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Calcific Aortic Stenosis
THE transventricular and transaortic approaches, with visualization of the valve, to correct calcareous aortic stenosis were logical and progressive strides in the development of the surgical ...
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Ross Procedure Making a Comeback in Aortic Valve Disease
New 20-year data show a survival rate of 90% with few repeat surgeries after this complex operation that can only be ...
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AISAP and Amavita Heart and Vascular Health Bring Cardiac Diagnostics to Underserved Florida Communities with AI-Powered Point-of-Care Ultrasound
"AISAP is proud to collaborate with forward-thinking practices and community partners like Amavita," said Roni Attali, AISAP ...
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Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Severe Aortic Stenosis Who Cannot Undergo Surgery
In the United States about 10% of aortic stenosis is caused by rheumatic disease and the remainder by calcification of a unicuspid, bicuspid, or normal trileaflet valve. [11–14] Calcific aortic ...
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‘Wait and see approach’ to heart valve disease under scrutiny
Results like these could change the way doctors treat severe aortic stenosis, a narrowing of the valve that controls blood flow from the heart. The disease has a prognosis worse than that of most ...