Lipoprotein(a) doesn’t influence calcification or outcomes in TAVR, shifting focus to other AS progression factors.

Calcium deposits can grow within the three tissue flaps that make up the valve, called leaflets, stiffening them and leaving ...

Because the caseating calcification of the mitral valve ring caused no symptoms (mitral valve failure/stenosis, cardiac arrhythmias, systemic emboli) in our patient, no treatment was given in this ...

While the average decrease in valve area in elderly patients is 0.12 cm 2 per year, this varies greatly between patients. [17] Therefore, frequent follow up is recommended. In most cases ...