Aortic pressure wave reflection is one of the risk factors for developing cardiovascular disease in adults, and the degree of pressure wave reflection increases with aging. However, enhanced pressure ...

February 28, 2011 (Leicester, United Kingdom) — A range of new devices that are able to measure central aortic systolic pressure (CASP) noninvasively and that are cheaper than currently available ...

An analysis of the relationship between several vascular function measures and blood pressure levels finds that certain measures including higher aortic stiffness were associated with a higher risk of ...

The final results of RECOVERY add support to addressing severe aortic stenosis right away rather than waiting for symptoms.

In what is being hailed by experts as a "scientific breakthrough" that could "revolutionize" the way blood pressure is measured, researchers in Singapore and the UK report in the current issue of the ...

Background In patients with dextro-transposition of the great arteries, cardiovascular interventions and complications are ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON, DC—Invasive hemodynamic assessment may help better identify severe aortic stenosis in patients with low aortic flow/low transvalvular pressure gradients and preserved ejection fractions, ...

Aortic stenosis happens when your aortic valve does not open all the way causing pressure to build in the left ventricle. This pressure blocks blood flow as it leaves the heart. In other words, the ...

Background Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has increasingly emerged as one of the primary treatments for ...

Transit Officer Paul DeGeorge thought his son was lying on him. Then he realized something much scarier was happening.