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 ...

Auscultation of the heart in patients with aortic stenosis can be very helpful in both the diagnosis and determining the severity of disease. The typical murmur of aortic stenosis is a high ...

Aortic stenosis 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 increase ...

In patients greater than age 65, more than 90% of aortic stenosis involves trileaflet valves which have developed heavy calcification. [5] In these instances the calcium deposits are thought to ...

Sometimes, the aortic valve opening narrows – a serious condition called aortic stenosis . This narrowing obstructs blood flow from your heart into your aorta and out to the rest of your body.

A study led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego sheds new light on how a type of heart valve disease, called aortic valve stenosis, progresses differently in males and females.

(Circulation) The extent of myocardial fibrosis in aortic stenosis appeared to be a significant ... the most serious type of recall. A novel small pacemaker can be safely implanted in neonates ...

The signs of aortic stenosis on physical exam include a systolic murmur, usually loudest at the right upper sternal border, that peaks late and radiates to the right carotid artery. [10] The ...

Adding Farxiga (dapagliflozin) to standard care significantly reduced the risk of death or worsening heart failure in older ...

Researchers have shed new light on how a type of heart valve disease -- aortic valve stenosis -- progresses differently in males and females. A study led by bioengineers at the University of ...