Among young adults with aortic regurgitation (AR), those undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) before they met standard criteria were more likely to achieve good results from the surgery, a study ...

Patients with asymptomatic severe aortic valve stenosis should probably be referred early for aortic valve replacement (AVR), especially if they have elevated natriuretic peptides, concluded ...

Chicago – Jose Augusto Barreto-Filho, M.D., Ph.D., of the Federal University of Sergipe and the Clinica e Hospital Sao Lucas, Sergipe, Brazil, and colleagues assessed procedure rates and outcomes of ...

Early valve replacement surgery for very severe asymptomatic aortic stenosis was tied to lower long-term mortality risk ...

Adults who undergo the Ross procedure will fare far better over the next two decades than those treated with bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement (AVR), according to a propensity-matched comparison ...

The "Ross procedure" may be a more favorable option for aortic valve replacement among patients under 50 years old than more standard mechanical or biological replacements, according to a new study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The RHEIA trial included enrolled-only women randomly assigned to transcatheter vs. surgical aortic valve ...

For people experiencing severe aortic stenosis who do not have symptoms or need symptom relief, early aortic valve replacement surgery may be beneficial because it reduces the risk of death, heart ...