It isn’t always easy to hear the difference between aortic valve calcification and aortic stenosis, but an echocardiogram gives a very accurate measurement of the aortic valve opening.

Objective: To investigate the relationship between Visceral Fat Area (VFA) and cardiac valve calcification (CVC ... of high echogenic signals greater than 1 mm on the aortic valve, mitral valve, or ...

Calcification is the deposition of calcium into the neointima (within atherosclerotic plaque) and/or the tunica media (the medial smooth muscle layer) of the blood vessels, and can occur with ...

THE primary purpose of this report is to emphasize the relation of a high-pitched "squeaking" or "musical" systolic murmur to aortic stenosis and calcification ... The mitral valve was normal.

It is uncertain whether PPM after mitral valve replacement impacts upon clinical outcome. This was examined in an Australian population. Results PPM was absent in 34%, moderate in 53% and severe in 13 ...

Correspondence to Dr Ki-Chul Sung, Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul 03181, Korea (the Republic of); kcmd.sung ...

The Clark County Medical Examiner said an investigation revealed the 16-year-old suffered sudden cardiac death due to fatal dysrhythmia and myxomatous mitral valve disease. According to the Mayo ...

Real-world low-risk transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) outcomes in the United States have not been assessed comprehensively versus pivotal trials, which is a key component of measuring the ...

The Steam client update also broke TDP and GPU clock performance settings. Valve has issued a corrective update to the Steam client for its Steam Deck gaming handhelds, after an earlier version ...

According to the Mayo Clinic, an estimated 10 percent of adults over the age of 75 have the most common type of leaky heart valve, known as mitral valve regurgitation, which occurs when the mitral ...

In an effort to limit the damage, Petronas has successfully shut off the valve of the affected pipeline, though the fire remains active. Selangor Fire and Rescue Department assistant director of ...