There are three main forms of aortic valve disease: congenital abnormalities, such as a bicuspid valve that ... Transscatheter aortic valve replacement is a novel way to replace a diseased aortic ...

Olympic 400m silver medallist and two-time 400m relay world champion Roger Black reveals he had open heart surgery three weeks ago.

While bicuspid aortic valves are known to be ... 25% of patients required surgery on their aorta, 53% required valve replacement, and 26% developed aortic aneurysms over the course of follow ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement or implantation (TAVR or ... providing an alternative to open heart surgery. TAVI for pure aortic regurgitation (AR) — in which a damaged valve becomes ...

Black said on Instagram: "Three weeks ago I had open heart surgery to replace my aortic valve and repair my aortic root. "My 'incompetent' bicuspid aortic valve was discovered when I was 11-years ...

The valve obstruction can be congenital, called a bicuspid aortic ... to repair these defects with minimally invasive procedures, providing a safer alternative to open-heart surgery for high ...

For people born with a bicuspid aortic valve ... who experience symptoms of aortic stenosis, surgery to repair or replace the affected valve is a common treatment option. Sometimes, even if ...

Objective In this study, the impact of regular training on left ventricle morphology in a group of athletes with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) was evaluated. Design Longitudinal cohort study. A group of ...

Dumbauld underwent a Ross procedure with a mitral valve and tricuspid valve repair, an extensive and complex surgery, Dr. Ismail El-Hamamsy says. “The Ross procedure is basically an operation where we ...