Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is now an established treatment option for elderly patients with severe ...

Left main coronary artery (LMCA) disease can lead to what's known as a "widowmaker" heart attack, so-called because of the ...

There is currently no way to stop calcification of the aortic valve. If all else fails, the valve must be replaced. To better ...

Facility Director at SDM Narayana Heart Centre Shashikumar I. Pattanshetti said that the team’s expertise and patient-focused ...

Dharwad: SDM Narayana Heart Centre, Sattur, Dharwad has successfully provided the sophisticated TAVR treatment to a senior ...

We performed a systematic review of the current state of the literature regarding the natural history and outcomes of bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). PubMed and the reference lists of the included ...

Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2012;10(12):1497-1516. A circumflex RAA also causes a vascular ring, by echo showing RAA branching pattern and a thoracic descending aorta in the left side of the ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement has emerged as a valuable alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement in patients with severe aortic stenosis. Given the expansion of transcatheter aortic ...

Birth via urgent cesarean delivery occurred at 34 weeks' gestation due to contractions and a nonreassuring fetal heart tracing. The infant's postnatal course is complicated by respiratory failure, ...

Twelve percent of the entire cohort had moderate or greater TR at 1 year after transcatheter aortic valve implantation, suggesting that TR does not reliably respond to correction of aortic stenosis; ...

The heart remains beating while being displaced to expose the posterior pericardium. The descending aorta, typically small in diameter, is palpated and identified. The pericardium is opened along the ...

Objective To investigate the prognostic impact of left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction in patients with moderate aortic stenosis (AS) and preserved LV systolic function. Methods Patients with a ...