There is currently no way to stop calcification of the aortic valve. If all else fails, the valve must be replaced. To better understand the development of this common disease, researchers from Bochum ...

For the first time in India, doctors at Rajasthan Hospital, Jaipur have successfully replaced a heart valve through the ...

Calcification of the heart valve, and; Rheumatic fever. How the Aortic Valve Works. To understand these causes, it helps to understand how the aortic valve works. Inside your heart there are four ...

Calcified aortic valve stenosis affects approximately 5 million patients in Europe and 5 million in the United States. "The aortic valve is a gateway between the heart and the body. With age, ...

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is now an established treatment option for elderly patients with severe ...

A study led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego sheds new light on how a type of heart valve disease, called aortic valve stenosis, progresses differently in males and females.

Heart valve disease and heart valve surgery.... Skip to main content Healthcare. MegaMenu_Healthcare_Col1_menu1 ... As we get older, calcium can form on the valve’s leaflets. As this deposit builds up ...

MONTH AND TOMORROW IS HEART VALVE DISEASE AWARENESS DAY. SO RIGHT NOW I’M JOINED BY DOCTOR ARUN KUMAR REDDY WHO IS A CARDIOLOGIST AT UPMC. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US. REALLY APPRECIATE ...

Aortic valve stenosis, a narrowing due to calcium deposits that forces the heart to work harder to move blood to the body, currently can only be monitored until the condition becomes severe enough ...

Severe coronary artery calcification (CAC) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with an elevated risk for heart failure (HF), heart valve calcification, and kidney disease ...