Doppler echocardiography provides accurate hemodynamic ... A relatively common sequela is calcification of the aortic valve cusps remitting in calcific aortic stenosis. The elderly population ...

A complete echocardiographic evaluation for aortic stenosis requires ... a rough correlation with severity, although cusp separation by M-mode echocardiography of 12 mm or greater suggests absence ...

at insertion points of the aortic cusps. Aortic regurgitation (AR) evaluation21 was based on American Society of Echocardiography criteria, with classification as ≤mild, moderate, and >moderate using ...

Our patient was admitted for elective AVR by cardiothoracic surgery. A routine transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was performed intraoperatively, which incidentally revealed an abscess in the area ...

One may hypothesise that a localised progression (limited to one cusp or one nodule) may have a different impact on haemodynamic ... Additionally, diagnosis of bicuspid aortic valve was based on ...

Setting The study was conducted at two university medical centres, located in Berlin and London. Participants A total of 121 patients with aortic coarctation (ages 1–71 years) underwent cardiac MRI, ...

Indeed, the greatest interest in obtaining more insights on the genetic contributors of aortic valve malformations lies in the opportunity to translate this knowledge in the clinical practice, aimed ...

To be distinguished from aneurysm of an aortic sinus (Valsalva) is the rare condition in which an abnormal channel begins in the ascending aorta (above the right coronary artery), bypasses the aortic ...

Democratic Senator Andy Kim (N.J.) argued that his party is ready to take a stand against President Trump’s recent actions and believes the United States is on “the cusp” of a constitutional ...