2 Centre National de Référence pour le syndrome de Marfan et apparentés, Hôpital Bichat, AP-HP, Paris, France Background Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is related to aortic dilatation, but patterns/rates ...

For the co-primary endpoint of valve function, defined in terms of a composite of structural and nonstructural valve deterioration, blood clotting around the valve, infection of the valve and aortic ...

Objectives Differentiation between normal and abnormal features of vascular ageing is crucial, as the latter is associated with adverse outcomes. The normal aortic ageing process is accompanied by ...

The Ross procedure, which can be used to treat young people with severe aortic valve disease, has seen wide swings in popularity over the years, but now, with consistent data on long-term survival ...

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Purpose: The impact of aortic stenosis (AS) severity on multidirectional myocardial function in patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) remains unclear, despite the recognized presence of early left ...

This technique is now employed in approximately 85% of all isolated aortic ... valve degeneration, similar with that seen in tricuspid valves, but occurring at an accelerated rate. The evidence of ...

Congenital aortic valve stenosis (AVS) is one of the most common valve anomalies and accounts for 3%–6% of cardiac malformations. As congenital AVS is often progressive, many patients, both children ...

In this issue of the journal, Zimarino et al 4 examined the use of transfusions and outcomes in the TRITAVI registry (Transfusion Requirements in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation), a large ...

AVA indicates aortic valve area; BSA, body surface area; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; and NYHA, New York Heart Association. Figure 3. Cardiac computed tomography performed after ...