Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage recently celebrated 10 years of performing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, or TAVR. It’s the first and only hospital in the Coachella Valley to offer this ...

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They then shut tightly until the next heartbeat. If you have aortic regurgitation, the flaps around your aortic valve — the valve that pumps blood to your heart — don’t close fully.

The aorta starts at the heart’s left ventricle, curves into the aortic arch, and stretches all the way down from the chest into the abdomen. The abdominal aorta begins after the aorta passes through a ...

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This approach is known as retrograde aortic access. Retrograde aortic access can help reach certain areas of the ventricle compared to traditional methods like transseptal puncture. Merit says the ...

CHICAGO — A transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) device developed specifically for the treatment for aortic regurgitation has met all the prespecified safety and efficacy goals ...

Divided into four sections—the aortic root, ascending aorta, aortic arch, and descending aorta—it ensures blood reaches areas like the arms, legs, brain, and abdominal organs. Signs of a problem with ...

The extent of cardiac damage has been shown to be associated with increased mortality, repeat hospitalization, and decreased quality of life after aortic valve replacement (AVR). However, the ...