Several medical societies supported extending Medicare coverage for TAVR to patients with asymptomatic aortic stenosis, but some physicians and rival Medtronic said more data is needed.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A new class of TAVR valve was successfully implanted in 28 patients with severe aortic valve stenosis. The valve ...

Washington, D.C. – May 2, 2025 – New analysis from the EARLY TAVR trial showed patients between the age of 65 and 70 years old derived the most benefits of a strategy of early intervention with ...

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Additional analysis from the SMall Annuli Randomized To Evolut or SAPIEN (SMART) study demonstrated clinical non-inferiority of self-expanding valves (SEV) versus balloon-expandable valves (BEV) in ...

Your aortic valve is part of your heart, a strong muscle that pumps blood through your body. The aortic valve controls the blood flowing out from the heart. It opens every time your heart contracts, ...

TCT 1223: Trends and Outcomes of Antithrombotic Strategies for Valve-in-Valve Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: The Society of Thoracic Surgeons/American College of Cardiology Transcatheter ...

Washington, D.C. – MAY 1, 2025 – Findings from the Transfusion Requirements in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TRITAVI) registry demonstrate that single antiplatelet therapy (SAPT) after ...

A bicuspid aortic valve is a congenital heart condition that can sometimes make it harder for the heart to pump blood to meet the body’s needs. The aortic valve is one of the four valves in the heart.

Aortic stenosis is a narrowing of the aortic valve that affects how blood flows through the heart and body. While not often linked to heart valve narrowing, high and irregular blood pressure can ...

An aortic stenosis murmur is an unusual sound the heart makes due to a narrowing of the aortic heart valve. The narrowed heart valve restricts blood flow from the heart, which can create a murmur.

There are three types of bicuspid aortic valves — types 0, 1, and 2. Experts classify these types based on whether the leaflets of the valve have fused to form a ridge. A bicuspid aortic valve is a ...