A novel therapeutic showed significant promise in slowing aortic valve calcification, potentially extending time until or eliminating need for transcatheter or surgical intervention for stenosis, ...

TAVR stands for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement. The heart has four valves that makes sure the blood goes in the right ...

As people age, a buildup of calcium on the aortic valve can make it thicker and stiffer leading to aortic stenosis.

Aortic stenosis, a narrowing of the aortic valve, is one of the most common and severe structural issues, particularly in ...

Early surgical or transcatheter aortic valve replacement is not typically recommended for severe aortic stenosis in the ...

High-dollar procedures like coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) and transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) generate billions in hospital revenue. Inflated charges for those procedures, billing ...

TAVI targets a condition that often begins with a heart murmur. The National University Heart Centre Singapore (NUHCS) is ...

Procedural planning and attention to detail can help, but heart teams should be realistic about what lies ahead, experts say.

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - The United Regional Health Care System is celebrating a major milestone in cardiovascular care ...

WICHITA FALLS, Texas (KAUZ) - United Regional Health Care System is celebrating a major milestone in cardiovascular care as it performed its 100th Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) on ...