There are three main forms of aortic valve disease: congenital abnormalities, such as a bicuspid valve that leads to premature calcification; calcification of the normal trileaflet valve ...

As your heart beats, it pumps blood from the left ventricle through the aortic valve and into the aorta, your body’s largest artery. The aortic valve is made up of three triangular flaps of ...

Just a few years ago, Trinity Health System introduced a minimally invasive procedure called the Transcatheter Aortic Valve ...

Effective treatment for heart valve failure exists, including, for many, the less invasive transcatheter aortic valve replacement ... His heart activity was normal. That was very eye-opening.” ...

Explore the differences between Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) and Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement (SAVR).

In the world of sports, perhaps the worst thing you can do is question an athletes’ heart. Owasso's Kennedy Hamilton has ...

The new ACURATE Prime valve system is indicated to restore function and normal blood flow through a narrowed aortic valve in low, intermediate and high-risk patients with severe aortic stenosis.

[11,12] Surgical valve replacement essentially cures patients -- restoring an almost normal life expectancy. In elderly patients, however, there is often a reluctance to recommend aortic valve ...

Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi treated its first patient using new transcatheter aortic valve replacement ...

This procedure may also be recommended for patients who have aortic valve disease or other conditions that affect ... but most patients are able to return to their normal activities with time.