As people age, a buildup of calcium on the aortic valve can make it thicker and stiffer leading to aortic stenosis. In addition, congenital heart defects, rheumatic fever, bacterial infections of ...

An experimental drug, ataciguat, initially created by Sanofi and further developed by the Mayo Clinic, has significantly ...

Previous observational studies have highlighted the advantages of mechanical valves over tissue valves for middle-aged ...

Aortic valve stenosis (AVS) is a significant health concern affecting over 1.5 million Americans and millions more globally. Researchers at Mayo Clinic are exploring the use of a new drug called ...

Leonardo became obsessed with the heart in the latter period of his remarkable life. He made a prediction about the main blood vessel leaving the heart, the aorta. He had figured out how the flow of ...

Background: There was limited evidence on the clinical benefits of the concomitant Cox-Maze procedure with aortic valve replacement (AVR) in patients ...

Aortic valve stenosis (AVS) is a significant health concern affecting over 1.5 million Americans and millions more globally. Researchers at Mayo ...

Discover how recent advancements in cardiovascular medicine, including TAVI and TEER, are revolutionizing heart disease ...

Valve‐in‐valve transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a recognized alternative for treating the structural valve deterioration of bioprosthetic valves. Recent guidelines and trials have ...

Procedural planning and attention to detail can help, but heart teams should be realistic about what lies ahead, experts say.

Aortic valve stenosis, a narrowing due to calcium deposits that forces the heart to work harder to move blood to the body, currently can only be monitored until the condition becomes severe enough ...