Background Health inequalities in cardiovascular care have been identified in the UK. The sociodemographic characteristics of patients undergoing intervention for aortic stenosis (AS) in England, and ...

Background On echocardiography approximately one-third of patients with severe aortic valve stenosis based on aortic valve area (AVA<1.0 cm2) demonstrate a non-severe mean pressure gradient (ΔPm; ≤40 ...

Mitral valve prolapse is a minor heart issue where blood can leak backward into the heart. Learn more about the causes, symptoms, and managing the condition.

Mild Residual Mitral Regurgitation With High Gradient Versus Moderate Regurgitation With Low Gradient After Mitral Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis ...

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Reintervention: Long-Term Outcomes in an Asian Cohort Outcomes in Patients Discharged on OAC vs. DAPT After Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Using a Fluoropolymer Coated ...

There is currently no way to stop calcification of the aortic valve. If all else fails, the valve must be replaced. To better understand the development of this common disease, researchers from ...

Tricuspid aortic valve stenosis (tAVS) is a common disease in the elderly. It is characterized by inflammation, fibrosis, and calcification of the valve leaflets leading to impaired valve opening and ...

Three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (3DTEE) is the recommended imaging technique for the assessment of mitral valve (MV) morphology and lesions in case of mitral regurgitation (MR) ...