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Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Raj R. Makkar, MD, vice president of cardiovascular innovation and intervention and the Stephen R. Corday, MD, ...

In patients greater than age 65, more than 90% of aortic stenosis involves trileaflet valves which have developed heavy calcification. [5] In these instances the calcium deposits are thought to alter ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . TAVR had similar clinical outcomes compared with surgery at 4 or 5 years in low-risk patients with severe aortic ...

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, ...

The advisory committee considered evidence from several sources on transcatheter heart valves for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in people with aortic stenosis. The clinical evidence ...