Other rare initial symptoms in a patient with aortic stenosis include embolic phenomenon from calcified aortic valve plaques or massive GI bleeding due to angiodysplasia (Heyde's syndrome).

The mortality from aortic stenosis dramatically increases once symptoms develop. No medical therapy exists to halt or reverse the disease process, and aortic valve replacement (AVR) is the ...

Aortic stenosis, affecting nine million people globally, is often unnoticed as symptoms are mistaken for aging. This heart condition, common in elderly, restricts blood flow due to valve narrowing, ...

This makes it harder for blood to pass through the valve. Many people with aortic stenosis may not show any clear symptoms ...

Hemodynamic obstruction (stenosis) appears when more than half of its normal area is lost and clinical symptoms ... of valve interstitial cells into an osteoblast phenotype, which causes aortic ...

Background Aortic stenosis is a degenerative condition with high mortality in its severe stages and no preventive treatment.

Usually, when the aortic valve opens in systole ... As the degree of stenosis becomes worse, symptoms may occur at rest. In addition, the left ventricle stiffens as it develops hypertrophy.

Aortic stenosis, affecting nine million people globally, is often unnoticed as symptoms are mistaken for aging. This heart condition, common in elderly, restricts blood flow due to valve narrowing ...

The Navitor Vision, Abbott's latest TAVI system, is designed to improve accuracy during implantation and enhance visibility for interventionists, offering a minimally invasive solution for patients ...

Whether transcatheter aortic-valve replacement can improve outcomes in patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis has been unclear. New research findings comparing TAVR with clinical ...

Navitor Vision enhances visibility and precision in TAVI procedures, offering a less invasive alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement ...