For young Indians grappling with aortic valve disease, the Ross procedure offers a lifeline—one that restores vitality ...

There are three main forms of aortic valve disease: congenital abnormalities, such as a bicuspid valve that ... Transscatheter aortic valve replacement is a novel way to replace a diseased aortic ...

While bicuspid aortic valves are known to be ... 25% of patients required surgery on their aorta, 53% required valve replacement, and 26% developed aortic aneurysms over the course of follow ...

At 5 years, there was no difference in death or disabling stroke between transcatheter aortic valve replacement ... TAVR vs. surgery.” The trial also did not include patients with bicuspid ...

It becomes stiff and calcified (like a bony structure) that restricts its movements The most common causes of aortic stenosis are degenerative aortic valve disease, bicuspid aortic valve disease ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement or implantation (TAVR or ... providing an alternative to open heart surgery. TAVI for pure aortic regurgitation (AR) — in which a damaged valve becomes ...

A normal aortic valve is made up of three sections, called leaflets. But sometimes people are born with a valve that has only ...

For people born with a bicuspid aortic valve ... who experience symptoms of aortic stenosis, surgery to repair or replace the ...

Objective In this study, the impact of regular training on left ventricle morphology in a group of athletes with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) was evaluated. Design Longitudinal cohort study. A group of ...

If the aneurysm is > 5.0 cm and there is a connective tissue disorder present (Marfan’s syndrome, bicuspid aortic valve etc...), then surgical repair is indicated.