Aortic stenosis is described as mild, moderate, severe or critical based on these measurements. The velocity of blood flow across the aortic valve, as determined by continuous wave Doppler ...

Background Cardiogenic shock (CS) induced by severe aortic stenosis (AS) is a life-threatening condition with high mortality.

Thus, in selected elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis, surgical valve replacement appears to improve survival. Medical management of patients with critical aortic stenosis should be ...

Critical N/A < 0.7 The echocardiogram can both confirm the diagnosis of aortic stenosis and quantify the severity. Two-dimensional echocardiography can demonstrate a thickened aortic valve ...

SGMC Health recently achieved the successful completion of its first transcarotid access Transcatheter Aortic Valve ...

In the United States about 10% of aortic stenosis is caused by rheumatic disease and the remainder by calcification of a unicuspid, bicuspid, or normal trileaflet valve. [11–14] Calcific aortic ...

Aims Exercise testing remains underused in patients with aortic stenosis (AS), partly due to concerns about an ...

Whether transcatheter aortic-valve replacement can improve outcomes in patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis has been unclear. New research findings comparing TAVR with clinical ...

This procedure addressed critical aortic stenosis, a severe narrowing of the aortic valve that could have been fatal for the fetus. What sets this achievement apart is the pioneering use of a ...