DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I consider myself to be in good health. I work out several times a week, but recently I began experiencing episodes of shortness of breath after going up and down the stairs in my ...

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a common congenital heart defect where the aortic valve has two leaflets (cusps) instead of the usual three, resulting in abnormal blood flow and development of aortic ...

Patients with bicuspid aortic valve stenosis who undergo SAVR do as well as those with tricuspid valves, with a lower rate of risk-adjusted long-term death, according to a new analysis from the ...

If you’re born with a two-leaflet aortic valve, you will need to make heart-healthy choices and work with your healthcare team to reduce complications and respond quickly if symptoms develop. A ...

Researchers report a key protein is affected during heart valve formation, in the first genome-wide study of bicuspid aortic valve. Researchers are working to determine why the aortic valve doesn't ...

AMSTERDAM — Investigators say new data presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) 2013 Congress support the expansion of transcatheter valves into two areas: failing surgical bioprosthetics ...

A new study of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients with bicuspid anatomy showed that women have more in-hospital adverse events than men and miss out on the survival advantage ...

The incidence of aortic dissection in patients with bicuspid aortic valve is low, but higher than in the general population, new study results suggested. In a comprehensive assessment of aortic ...

Doctors of Apollo Hospitals performed a transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) using a valve – Accurate Neo 2 – on a 67-year-old patient with a rare bicuspid valve. According to a press ...

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) has revolutionized the treatment of symptomatic severe aortic valve stenosis. Current guidelines recommend TAVI in patients at increased operative risk ...

What is Bicuspid Aortic Valve? Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a very common congenital cardiac malformation. It afflicts about 1-2% of population with a predominance in males. The aorta is the main ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I consider myself to be in good health. I work out several times a week, but recently I began experiencing episodes of shortness of breath after going up and down the stairs in my ...