Aortic stenosis is a condition in which the opening of the aortic valve narrows, restricting blood flow from the heart to the rest of the body. The American Heart Association estimates that over 20% ...

A large new population study of men over 45 indicates insulin resistance may be an important risk factor for the development of the world's most common heart valve disease – aortic stenosis (AS).

Can obesity cause aortic stenosis? A new mendelian randomization study argues yes, although experts also assert that the influence of the multiple comorbidities that generally come along with a ...

Oral calcium supplementation was associated with lower survival and a greater need for aortic valve replacement in elderly patients with mild to moderate aortic stenosis, a new study finds. "Our ...

A large population study of men over 45 indicates insulin resistance may be an important risk factor for the development of the world's most common heart valve disease—aortic stenosis (AS). Published ...

Your aortic valve is an essential barrier between your heart and your body. When it works properly, the aortic valve is a one-way valve that separates the left ventricle, the main pumping chamber of ...

Use of warfarin appears to not only accelerate progression of aortic stenosis (AS) and increase the likelihood of needing an aortic valve replacement (AVR), but also may raise the risk of dying in ...

DALLAS – July 17, 2005 – By studying five generations of a Dallas family, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have discovered that a mutation in a key gene causes aortic valve disease, a common ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Sixty percent of patients with severe symptomatic aortic stenosis underwent valve replacement within 4 years of ...

In mostly women with small aortic annuli, self-expanding valves maintained superior hemodynamics and far lower valve ...

University of East Anglia scientists have developed cutting-edge MRI technology to diagnose a common heart problem more quickly and accurately than ever before. Aortic stenosis is a progressive and ...