(Boston)—Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is the major heart valve disease that afflicts nearly 10 million patients globally with an annual mortality exceeding 100,000, and the numbers ...

An x-ray film of the chest showed an enlarged heart and a tortuous aorta, with calcification of the aortic knob. Six years before entry he began to have dyspnea on exertion, and physical ...

The Sapien Transcatheter Heart Valve (Edwards Lifescience) is approved for patients who are not eligible for open-heart surgery for replacement of the aortic valve and have a calcified aortic ...

Opens in a new tab or window PARIS -- A device that slices calcium bridges on valves affected by calcified aortic stenosis helped leaflet mobility in patients slated for transcatheter aortic valve ...

Receipt of calcification results led to between-group differences in serum total (−0.22 mmol/L) and non-high-density lipoprotein (−0.19 mmol/L) cholesterol and estimated cardiovascular disease ...

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"With calcification in blood vessels, a stent can help, but you can't do that with the aortic valve. Every organ in the body can be in perfect condition, but if the aortic valve stops functioning ...