Patients who received the anticoagulant drug warfarin after bioprosthetic aortic valve replacement had lower incidence of mortality and a decreased risk of blood clots, according to a retrospective ...

Patients with severe aortic stenosis at low surgical risk who underwent supra-annular, self-expanding Evolut transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) had similar rates of death or disabling ...

Growing demand for a minimally invasive aortic valve replacement by adults under 65 with aortic stenosis may put many at greater risk for potentially more complicated heart surgeries later, according ...

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CHICAGO, IL—Patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis who are watched until symptoms develop before undergoing TAVI are a greater risk of dying, being hospitalized for heart failure (HF), or ...

ATLANTA, GA — Younger, low-risk patients with aortic stenosis who need aortic valve replacement may now be able to consider a less invasive transcatheter approach rather than surgical aortic valve ...

CHICAGO, April 28, 2025 — The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) today announced the launch of its latest surgical risk calculator designed for patients undergoing ascending aorta and aortic root ...

Aortic root surgery (ARS) is a procedure to repair or replace the aortic root. There are various types of ARS surgery that come with different risks and benefits. The aorta is a large blood vessel ...

In the first analysis of mass commercial use of a new minimally invasive therapy for a narrowed heart valve, researchers reported Tuesday that nearly 24 percent of patients died within a year of ...

Open-heart surgery has long been the standard treatment for severe aortic stenosis, a condition in which the heart’s aortic ...

Bicuspid aortic valve surgery involves repairing or replacing a bicuspid valve. The procedure corrects a congenital condition in which a person has two cusps instead of three. A bicuspid aortic valve ...