The aorta, a large blood vessel responsible for transporting oxygenated blood from the heart to the rest of the body, plays a ...

BACKGROUND: Real-world low-risk transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) outcomes in the United States have not been assessed comprehensively versus pivotal trials, which is a key component of ...

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What is aortic stenosis in children? Aortic stenosis means that your child has a heart valve that is too narrow or is blocked. The aortic valve is 1 of 4 heart valves that keep blood flowing through ...

Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China Background: Calcific aortic valve stenosis (CAVS) is a common cardiovascular ...

Sex differences in the risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes of patients with cardiovascular disease have been well described; however, the bulk of the literature has focused on heart ...

Aortic dissection (AD) is a serious cardiovascular disease characterized by a tear in the inner layer of the aorta [1, 2]. Consequently, blood flows between the layers of the aortic wall and forces ...