As people age, a buildup of calcium on the aortic valve can make it thicker and stiffer leading to aortic stenosis.

“When the valve stops working properly, valve repair or replacement is needed.” “Depending on the individual, aortic valve stenosis can progress slowly over several years,” said D ...

This study aimed to confirm the prognostic value of a novel angiographic microvascular resistance (AMR) index in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement. The angiographic ...

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

and insertion of a new aortic valve prosthesis three weeks after total aortic valve replacement is reported. This patient also presented other interesting features. She had a Hufnagel valve inserted ...

From valve repair with MitraClip to advanced aortic-disease solutions, Malaysia’s largest heart hospital is transforming ...

The advent of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) offers an alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement for patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis who are at high or ...

First dedicated leaflet modification solution to enable TAVR in patients at risk of coronary obstruction.

Pi-Cardia today announced the first commercial procedures with its ShortCut leaflet modification device for enabling heart ...

The collaboration aims to upskill over 300 cardiologists and radiologists in echocardiography and MRI, with a focus on ...

Pi-Cardia Inc., a global leader in the development of leaflet modification solutions for treating heart valves, announced today the first commercial procedures with ShortCuttm - the world's first ...

Cardiac care leaps forward Dr Milan Chag, senior interventional cardiologist at CIMS Hospital, explained, “With advancements ...