Q: My doctor heard a new heart murmur and suspected I have a narrowed valve due to aortic stenosis. I feel fine. Why did this ...

across the aortic valve from the aorta into the left ventricle during diastole. This abnormal backflow of blood leads to pathologic changes in the heart — remodeling — in order to maintain ...

aortic-valve calcification and hypertrophy of the left ventricle, is useful in excluding aortic insufficiency and stenosis. Furthermore, there should be neither the slow, anacrotic pulse of aortic ...

As the stenosis progresses, a resting gradient develops across the aortic valve. The left ventricle responds by developing hypertrophy to overcome the stenosis. The increased wall thickness helps ...

The following is a summary of "Tissue-tracking mitral annular displacement predicts impaired left ventricular mechanics and ...

BACKGROUND: Catheter ablation of ventricular arrhythmias, one of the most rapidly growing procedures in cardiac ...

Left ventricular outflow obstruction most commonly occurs at the aortic valve itself; however, it can occur above the aortic valve (supravalvular) as in William’s syndrome or below the aortic ...

Fibrosis predicts post-surgical risk in aortic stenosis, reinforcing its role in guiding treatment decisions for both sexes.

The most widely known is the aortic valve. It allows the flow of blood from the heart's left ventricle to the largest blood vessel in the body, the aorta. Oxygenated blood from the heart is pumped ...

Objective In this study, the impact of regular training on left ventricle morphology in a group of athletes with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) was evaluated. Design Longitudinal cohort study. A group of ...

Note the heavily calcified aortic valve (Ao; see arrow) and significant left ventricular hypertrophy.RV=right ventricle; LV=left ventricle; LA=left atrium Doppler velocity measured proximal and ...