The diseased native aortic valve is removed and the aortic annulus completely decalcified. To ensure correct positioning of the prosthesis, three guiding threads are used as reference for accurate ...

Young patients who have undergone the Ross procedure for aortic valve disease have shown excellent long-term survival, the majority without the need for additional surgery two decades later.

Severe aortic stenosis (AS) is the most common degenerative heart valve disease and poses ... In elective cases, CT scan is the gold standard to evaluate access site and annulus size. However, ...

Importantly, the Medtronic CoreValve device, as well as a subcoronary anchor point at the aortic annulus, has a supra-coronary anchor point at the outflow of the device. This means the proximal ...

with direct valvular destruction and preservation of the aortic valve annulus and aortic root. Treponemal serology was reactive, with rapid plasma reagin titre of 1:128. The patient also had classic ...

However, as with any claims‐based study, there are limitations in the granularity of clinical data available. Screening for transthyretin cardiac amyloidosis (ATTR‐CA) in patients with severe aortic ...

14 in JACC: Asia. Most East Asians have lower BMI, smaller body surface area (BSA) and smaller aortic valve annular size compared with non-Asian populations, thus require smaller TAVR prostheses.

Aortic stenosis (AS) was historically considered a disease of the left side of the ... SWI, stroke work index; TAPSE, tricuspid annular plane systolic excursion; TDI, tissue doppler imaging; 3D, ...

11 Aortic extensibility fell to exceedingly low ... The surgical procedure involves implantation of the valve at the surgical annulus using standard techniques, with reimplantation of the coronary ...