CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital in New Braunfels is making a significant impact on heart health in the community with its Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement program.

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Each heavy vertical line represents two-tenths second. Note the double systolic sound associated with the double summit of the pulsus bisferiens in this case of severe aortic stenosis. The purpose ...

Aortic stenosis is a disease often diagnosed in its asymptomatic phase due to its distinct murmur and the widespread use of noninvasive imaging. The history, however, is still of paramount ...

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They will check for changes in heart rate as well as listen for murmurs, both of which could indicate aortic regurgitation. The primary tool used for diagnosis is echocardiography. This form of ...

1 Department of Cardiology, Hospital Virgen de la Salud, Toledo, Spain 2 Laboratory of Vascular Pathophysiology, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos, SESCAM, Toledo, Spain Aortic stenosis (AS ...

The trial, whose results were published this week in The New England Journal of Medicine, could change the way doctors treat severe aortic stenosis, a narrowing of the valve that controls blood ...

An intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) is a type of mechanical device used to assist blood flow. It's implanted into the body's largest blood vessel (aorta), and inflates and deflates with each heartbeat ...

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"Although TAVR for moderate aortic stenosis in patients with systolic heart failure on guideline-directed medical therapy was safe, it did not affect the primary hierarchical composite endpoint at ...

Until now, patients with aortic stenosis—a narrowing of one of the heart's main valves—have had to wait until symptoms become severe before undergoing valve replacement. Findings from the ...