Low aortic valve gradient and LV dysfunction are commonly seen in patients undergoing TAVR, but only the former is independently associated with poorer outcomes in the first year following the ...

WASHINGTON (May 16, 2016) --Patients with a combination of left ventricular dysfunction and low aortic valve gradient, or reduced force of blood flow through the aortic valve, have higher mortality ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . aortic valve gradient simultaneously, the researchers found that the rates of 1-year mortality and HF were ...

CHICAGO, IL—The incidence of valve hemodynamic deterioration is approximately 2% at both 30 days and 18 months among patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement, but the changes in the ...

Transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) has revolutionized the treatment of symptomatic aortic stenosis, offering a less invasive alternative to surgery. This procedure was first used in ...

Pressure tracings made from the body of the left ventricle (LV) (A), the body and left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) (B), and LV body and aorta (C). In B, both catheters record an LV pressure ...

The chance that patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS) will receive aortic valve replacement (AVR) is worse than the flip of a coin, even a decade after the game-changing transcatheter option ...

Aortic valve regurgitation happens when your aortic valve doesn’t fully close, causing some blood to remain in your left ventricle. It can cause symptoms like chest pain and fatigue, among others.

Aortic valve disease is a condition that occurs when your aorta (the main artery of your body) and left ventricle (the lower left chamber of your heart) malfunction. The aortic valve determines how ...