Aortic valve stenosis is the most prevalent heart valve disease worldwide. Although interventional treatment options have rapidly improved in recent years, symptomatic aortic valve stenosis is still ...

Aortic stenosis is more frequent in BAV-RN and associated with some cardiovascular risk factors, whereas aortic regurgitation (AR) is associated with male sex and sigmoid prolapse. Although ascending ...

Background and objectives In personalised external aortic root support (PEARS), a custom-made, macroporous mesh is used to stabilise a dilated aortic root and prevent dissection, primarily in patients ...

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is now an established treatment option for elderly patients with severe ...

Aortic aneurysms are a common vascular disease in Western populations that can involve virtually any portion of the aorta. Abdominal aortic aneurysms are much more common than thoracic aortic ...

Within the prior 24 months, I have had a financial relationship with a company producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients: Receive the the ...

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in a Patient With Critical Aortic Stenosis and Aortic Root Aneurysm: A Complex Case Requiring Emergent Valve-in-Valve Strategy ...

In brief, a 6-year-old girl was diagnosed with isolated aortic arch aneurysm with surgical indication. The pre-natal cardiologic evaluation revealed the presence of a dilated aortic arch. Marfan ...

Evidence-based recommendations on transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) for native aortic valve regurgitation. This involves implanting a replacement valve inside the faulty native valve.

What is already known on this subject? Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is frequently associated with aortic valve disease and/or ascending aortic aneurysm. The BAV morphology has been shown to correlate ...

Aortic root (AR) and aortic valve (AV) pathologies encompass a wide spectrum including noninfective and infective diseases, such as AR dilation, dissection, and infective endocarditis (IE) which ...