Aortic stenosis is a condition that occurs when ... A TTE is a non-invasive diagnostic test that uses ultrasound waves to ...

Aortic stenosis (AS) occurs when the orifice of the aortic valve is significantly reduced due to the failure of the aortic valve leaflets to open fully during systole. This causes an effective ...

I see screening tests advertised often. For $160 I can get screened for conditions that might cause stroke, heart disease, ...

Sara Adair knows the symptoms of aortic dissections ... Dr. Shawn Chawla, who trained under Sengupta, used a point-of-care ultrasound to examine Adair. The device is a probe that plugs into ...

Patients who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with a valve designed to treat aortic regurgitation had an overall mortality rate of just 8.1% at one year, well below the trial's ...

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 ...

The only effective treatment for aortic stenosis is removal of the mechanical obstruction. To this end, only aortic valve replacement (AVR) has been shown to achieve this while reducing mortality.