Aortic valve stenosis (AVS) can result from heart abnormalities that may be hereditary, but it commonly develops in older adults due to scarring and calcium buildup in the valve cusps. The valve cusps ...

Your aortic valve is part of your heart, a strong muscle that pumps blood through your body. The aortic valve controls the blood flowing out from the heart. It opens every time your heart contracts, ...

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a congenital heart condition. It occurs when the aortic valve has two cusps instead of the three. BAV can lead to serious complications. Several treatment options can ...

Mechanisms of heart-valve disease often mimic processes observed in embryonic and early childhood development, including activation of valvular interstitial cell (VIC) phenotypes and remodeling of ...

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. The study was aimed at investigating the mathematical relationship between the aortic valve and aortic ...

PARIS -- The early commercial experience with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR or TAVI) for severe aortic regurgitation appeared promising, though device size issues and conduction ...

Aortic stenosis happens when your aortic valve does not open all the way causing pressure to build in the left ventricle. This pressure blocks blood flow as it leaves the heart. In other words, the ...

In patients greater than age 65, more than 90% of aortic stenosis involves trileaflet valves which have developed heavy calcification. [5] In these instances the calcium deposits are thought to alter ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I consider myself to be in good health. I work out several times a week, but recently I began experiencing episodes of shortness of breath after going up and down the stairs in my ...