Early data from a study presented today at the “virtual” American College of Cardiology 2020 Scientific Session suggest that patients with bicuspid aortic stenosis can safely be treated with a ...
The Edwards Sapien valve consists of a balloon-expandable stent of stainless steel surrounded by a polyester fabric sealing cuff in which a trileaflet valve made from bovine pericardium is mounted.
LONDON, England—Treatment with the self-expanding Evolut PRO/R transcatheter heart valve (Medtronic) for severe symptomatic aortic stenosis significantly improves hemodynamics and effectively enlarges ...
The signs of aortic stenosis on physical exam include a systolic murmur, usually loudest at the right upper sternal border, that peaks late and radiates to the right carotid artery. [10] The carotid ...
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, ...
The aortic valve is normally tricuspid or trileaflet. When two of the cusps are fused together, the valve becomes functionally “bicuspid.” Most commonly, the right and left coronary cusps are fused ...
Background Aortic dilatation is common among adults with bicuspid aortic valves (BAV). Predictors of risk and progression of aortic dilatation are not well described in this setting. Methods We ...
Irvine-based JenaValve Technology Inc., which develops, manufactures, and markets transcatheter aortic heart valves and delivery systems, has raised $14.5 million in funding, regulatory filings ...