THE human aortic valve consists of three cusps made of relatively inelastic, muscle-free material about 0.15 mm thick. It opens and shuts about once a second, and withstands a pressure difference ...

Your child may be born with aortic stenosis (congenital). Or it may happen later (acquired). It occurs more often in boys than in girls. A normal aortic valve has 3 cusps (leaflets) that act as a ...

Transthoracic and transesophageal echocardiography revealed a mobile mass on the right coronary cusp of the aortic valve. Multislice CT demonstrated a significant narrowing in the proximal left ...

PVL observed after transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), (D, E) CT imaging after the initial TAVI, (F) redo TAVI, (G) CT imaging after redo TAVI, (H) PVL observed after redo TAVI. R: ...

the Mitroflow aortic valve is considered an ideal valve for patients with a small aortic root. The Achilles heel of the bioprosthetic valve is structural valve deterioration (SVD). Cusp tears and ...

Aortic-valve stenosis is an increasingly common clinical condition in the aging population. Population studies indicate a prevalence of up to 2.5% even among persons younger than 75 years of age ...

There was free aortic regurgitation because of dilatation of the valvular annulus; the cusps themselves were not deformed. The valve was excised and a No. 9 Starr-Edwards valve inserted.

Aortic stenosis is a condition where the aortic valve in the heart becomes too narrow, resulting in its functional impairment. Oxygenated blood returns from the lungs and flows into the left ...

This time, doctors performed thorough scans, and transferred her to the National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS). She was diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis. This is a degenerative heart condition in ...

Conventional surgical aortic valve replacement (AVR) is the ‘gold standard’ for treatment of severe or symptomatic aortic valve stenosis. The increasing age of patients and increasing comorbidities ...