Abstract: The bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most prevalent congen-ital heart defect and may require surgery for complications such as stenosis, regurgitation, and aortopathy. BAV repair surgery ...

Objectives The optimal prosthetic aortic valve replacement (AVR) for long-term outcomes in patients aged 50–70 years remains uncertain. International guidelines differ; contemporary randomised trials ...

Approval marks a historic milestone for Americans living with ssAR who are at high risk for surgery and previously had no dedicated transcatheter treatment option IRVINE, Calif., March 18, 2026 (GLOBE ...

Background Aortic root abscess formation is amongst the most serious complications of Infective Endocarditis (IE). Over the past two decades, the incidence of IE in Europe has doubled. The presence of ...

Heleven Mezerene, an active person and busy nurse, was born with a heart valve defect that would one day need surgery. “I discovered this diagnosis when I was in my early thirties because I used to ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — February is American Heart Month. Merete Vogelsong, a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner with UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute in North Central PA, says one heart issue she ...

UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery Assistant Professor Sasha Still, M.D., has successfully performed the first robotic-assisted aortic valve replacement in the state of Alabama in December 2025.

(WGHP) — February is American Heart Month, so in the FOX8 House Call, we’re talking about transcatheter aortic valve replacement or TAVR. Dr. Samuel Turner, a cardiologist with Novant Health ...

At the 2026 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting, investigators presented a late-breaking study focused on surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) following prior transcatheter aortic ...