Sara Adair knew she was at risk for a life-threatening aortic dissection after her father and sister experienced the same ...

Sex differences in the risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of patients with cardiovascular disease have been ...

Roger Black has spoken about the heart surgery he underwent in January and the fear he felt before going under the knife ...

Any disease process that leads to aortic root dilation (eg, Marfan syndrome or aortic dissection) may cause enlargement of the aortic valve annulus; this results in failure of the leaflets to ...

The ascending aorta includes the aortic root and sinuses of Valsalva where the blood supply to your heart, via the coronary arteries, originates. The ascending aorta continues upward to form the ...

The third is fainting or feeling faint. So the treatment for mild and moderate aortic stenosis really is aimed at preventing the progression of the disease. And so we aim to lower cholesterol.

In untreated HoFH, coronary heart disease usually develops in the first and second decade of life and often involves the aortic root and aortic valve. Peripheral vascular disease is common.

Having any sleep disorder is associated with an increased risk for aortic stenosis, according to an analysis of data from two large sets of electronic health records.

In fact, age is the primary risk factor for the most common type of valvular heart disease. It’s called aortic stenosis, and it’s a narrowing of the aortic valve. As you can imagine ...

Results from preclinical and clinical studies show that ataciguat has the potential to significantly slow disease progression. Aortic valve stenosis (AVS) is a significant health concern affecting ...

Catheterization can also assess for aortic root disease. A number of factors affect the grading of severity of aortic regurgitation during catheterization. If the catheter is positioned too ...