diseases of the aortic sinuses or the ascending aorta, rheumatic fever or rheumatic heart disease and infective endocarditis. (Otto CM, et al. Circulation. 2020;34A[e105, table 15]). Stage B ...

The ascending aorta includes the aortic root and sinuses of Valsalva where the blood supply to your heart, via the coronary arteries, originates. The ascending aorta continues upward to form the ...

DAVID MONTGOMERY: Aortic stenosis is a tightening of one of the four major valves of the heart. The aortic valve is particularly important because the aortic valve is the gateway to the rest of ...

Unfortunately, while 25% of elderly patients with aortic stenosis develop atrial fibrillation, only a minority can be successfully cardioverted to normal sinus rhythm. In these patients ...

The pulmonary artery was dilated, with marked bulging of the sinuses. The aortic valve was normal and did not leak during the bypass. The postoperative course was uncomplicated, and the diastolic ...

Auscultation of the heart in patients with aortic stenosis can be very helpful in both the diagnosis and determining the severity of disease. The typical murmur of aortic stenosis is a high ...