No one was more surprised than Dr. Rick Dearman when he was diagnosed with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis, also known as heart valve failure. As a heart surgeon, he’d treated hundreds of people ...

CHICAGO, IL — The largest-ever review of transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) procedures for failed bioprosthetic valves suggests that TAVR could play a key role in solving a problem that ...

Five-year data from the PARTNER 3 trial showed that among low-risk patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis, outcomes were similar among patients who had undergone transcatheter aortic-valve ...

Severe aortic stenosis can be silent – that’s why you should get checked. Heart valve failure, most commonly known as severe aortic stenosis, is a serious and potentially life-threatening form of ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—Longer-term follow-up from the PARTNER 3 trial shows that both surgery and TAVI continue to provide similar clinical outcomes in low-risk patients with symptomatic severe aortic ...

Medications may help in treating certain symptoms and supporting better heart function. But there are currently no drugs that can treat or cure specific heart valve disorders. Your heart has four ...