A study has revealed that early surgery is effective both initially and in the long term for severe aortic stenosis, a representative heart disease in the elderly, even in the absence of symptoms.

Among asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis, a previous analysis showed that the risk of a composite of death during surgery or within 30 days after surgery (called operative mortality) or ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Early surgery for very severe aortic stenosis reduced mortality vs. conservative care in asymptomatic patients.

Until now, patients with aortic stenosis—a narrowing of one of the heart's main valves—have had to wait until symptoms become severe before undergoing valve replacement. Findings from the EVOLVED ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Percutaneous intervention bested surgical treatment of severe aortic stenosis and complex CAD. The trial was ...

Long-term results from a clinical trial comparing different treatment approaches in asymptomatic patients with severe aortic stenosis showed a significant benefit for those who received early surgical ...

PARIS, France—There is more than a twofold greater risk of death, and a significantly increased risk of major adverse cardiac events, over nearly 2 years of follow-up when patients with a bicuspid ...

For people experiencing severe aortic stenosis who do not have symptoms or need symptom relief, early aortic valve replacement surgery may be beneficial because it reduces the risk of death, heart ...

Valve replacement heart surgery should be performed earlier than conventionally thought for people with aortic stenosis – according to new research from the University of East Anglia. The condition is ...