Aortic valve size determines the degree of valve calcification in severe aortic stenosis, finds study

Recent research from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (KL Krems) provides important new insights into how ...
McGill University Health Centre

Aortic stenosis: 200 newly identified genes raise hope for future treatments

The discovery could improve early detection and accelerate the development of treatments for this incurable heart disease.
Medscape

Calcific Aortic Stenosis in the Elderly: A Brief Overview

In patients greater than age 65, more than 90% of aortic stenosis involves trileaflet valves which have developed heavy calcification. [5] In these instances the calcium deposits are thought to alter ...
TCTMD

Ataciguat Shows Potential for Curbing Progression of Aortic Stenosis

Ataciguat, a novel anthranilic acid derivative, may safely slow progression of valve calcification and potentially delay the need for intervention in patients with fibrocalcific aortic valve stenosis, ...
TCTMD

Thoracic Aortic Calcium Adds Prognostic Value to CAC Score

BOSTON, MA—The presence of thoracic aortic calcification (TAC) is independently associated with adverse outcomes, even after accounting for the degree of coronary artery calcification (CAC), which is ...