It’s natural to feel overwhelmed or frightened at the thought of having heart surgery. While getting a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for aortic valve stenosis can initially sound ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR, is a minimally invasive heart procedure that replaces a thickened aortic valve that can't fully open (aortic stenosis). The procedure restores proper ...

TCT 134: Relative Quality of Life Improvement After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) in Patients With Reduced Ejection Fraction. Receive the the latest news, research, and presentations ...

Aortic stenosis (AS) is a narrowing of the aortic valve, most often caused by age-related calcium buildup. Severe AS can significantly obstruct blood flow and lead to symptoms like shortness of breath ...

There are three types of bicuspid aortic valves — types 0, 1, and 2. Experts classify these types based on whether the leaflets of the valve have fused to form a ridge. A bicuspid aortic valve is a ...

Aortic stenosis is a narrowing of the aortic valve that produces a high-pitched “whooshing” murmur, which is often the first noticeable sign of the condition. Murmurs are graded from 1 to 6 based on ...