Many physicians have come to believe that aortic valve sclerosis and subsequent aortic valve stenosis are due to the atherosclerotic process. Pohle and colleagues [1] recently made some observations ...

An aortic stenosis murmur is an unusual sound the heart makes due to a narrowing of the aortic heart valve. The narrowed heart valve restricts blood flow from the heart, which can create a murmur.

Veteran actor Prem Chopra (90) was diagnosed with severe case of aortic stenosis. This is a heart condition where the heart valve doesn't function to its optimal level, affecting the flow of blood to ...

Calcific aortic stenosis in the elderly is the number one cause of surgical valve replacement in the US and Europe. The incidence of calcific aortic stenosis is increasing as the general age of the ...

The physical exam findings of aortic stenosis and how they can help in diagnosis and grading of aortic stenosis are the focus of this episode of AP Cardiology with host Andrew Perry, MD, joined by ...

Can obesity cause aortic stenosis? A new mendelian randomization study argues yes, although experts also assert that the influence of the multiple comorbidities that generally come along with a ...

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

There are four valves in the heart. Valves are tissue structures that open and close to let blood in and out of the heart and direct blood flow in the heart. When you have a disease of a valve, it ...

Key differences between two cardiovascular conditions call for drugs with different therapeutic activity to successfully treat each disease. From the University of Wisconsin-Madison, scientists focus ...

According to the American Heart Association, about five million Americans are diagnosed with heart valve disease each year. Harold Dauerman, MD, cardiologist at UVM Medical Center, talks about what ...

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 ...