PARIS -- The early commercial experience with transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR or TAVI) for severe aortic regurgitation appeared promising, though device size issues and conduction ...

November 4, 2011 (Tayside, Scotland) — With growing excitement over the emergence of transcatheter aortic-valve implantation (TAVI), might there still be room for an even less invasive option in ...

A large study revealed that severe valvular heart disease is common among cancer patients and is associated with poorer ...

Barcelona, Spain - New data published this week question the role of vasodilators in patients with asymptomatic, chronic, severe aortic regurgitation [1]. In the randomized study, published in the ...

PARIS -- Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) with an updated version of the JenaValve appeared feasible in patients with severe aortic regurgitation who were at high surgical risk, according ...

WASHINGTON, DC—There’s fresh evidence that off-label use of TAVR devices for pure native aortic valve regurgitation (NAVR) is associated with “not optimal” outcomes, although newer-generation devices, ...

Aortic insufficiency is a potentially severe condition that affects the heart’s ability to pump blood. There are many possible causes for this condition. Aortic insufficiency is a form of heart valve ...

However, aortic regurgitation (AR) remains an "off-label" indication for TAVR, particularly for patients with mild or absent leaflet calcification or aortic annulus dimensions beyond the size of the ...

NEW YORK, NY—For patients with pure native aortic regurgitation (AR) who are undergoing TAVI, use of devices tailored to treat the AR seems to provide superior outcomes compared with off-label use of ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’ve had a leaky aortic valve for approximately six years. I recently had an echocardiogram using Doppler. The last test I received was three years ago, which came back with a reading ...

What is responsible for the myriad physical examination findings in patients with severe aortic regurgitation, including pulsation of multiple organs? When will the murmur of aortic valve ...

ANEURYSMS of the thoracic aorta may be of diverse etiology. Atherosclerosis, syphilis, medial degeneration, trauma and occasionally sepsis have been implicated. 1–4 The present case represents a ...