WASHINGTON, DC—An early aortic valve replacement (AVR) strategy with either TAVI or surgery fails to lower the risk of all-cause mortality or unplanned aortic stenosis-related hospitalizations in ...

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) has released new guidelines for the management of peripheral arterial disease and aortic disease—but with a twist. For the first time, these interrelated ...

Bicuspid aortic valve disease, where the aortic valve has two leaflets instead of the normal three, is the most common congenital heart defect, affecting up to 2% of the population. The condition is ...

Marfan syndrome is a genetic condition. It occurs because of a mutation (change) in one of your genes that develops before you’re born. It’s a type of connective tissue disorder, meaning it affects ...

Large and rare duplications and deletions in a chromosome region known as 22q11.2 , which involves genes that regulate cardiac development, are linked to nonsyndromic bicuspid aortic valve disease.

RA was tied to an increased risk of aortic stenosis, aortic regurgitation, and mitral regurgitation, independent of other cardiovascular risk factors. Women and younger patients with RA face a higher ...

Marti and Mary Alice Mullins are twins from a tight-knit family in Ashland. In her late 50s, Marti started experiencing strange and painful symptoms. Every time she ate, she became nauseated and would ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis and myocardial fibrosis did not have better clinical outcomes ...

Researchers have now proposed a molecular mechanism that links amyloid deposition in the aortic valve with degenerative calcification. They also theorize that other risk factors for CAVD, such as high ...

Valvular heart disease, sometimes called heart valve disease, is when one or more of your heart valves don't work properly.

Amid ongoing debate about red meat’s role in human health, a new risk has emerged. Researchers have shown that a gut-bacterial byproduct of eating red meat and other animal products is linked to the ...