Aortic valve stenosis is the most prevalent heart valve disease worldwide. Although interventional treatment options have rapidly improved in recent years, symptomatic aortic valve stenosis is still ...

Objective This prospective study sought to assess the diagnostic value of optical coherence tomography (OCT) compared with intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) in patients presenting with stent thrombosis ...

They also studied patients undergoing SAVR or TAVR included in the Assessment of Transcatheter and Surgical Aortic Bioprosthetic Valve Thrombosis and its Treatment with Anticoagulation (RESOLVE) and ...

Background and Objective: Aortic stiffness is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular diseases like hypertension and atherosclerosis. Vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs) play a crucial role in ...

Objectives: To evaluate a new three dimensional (3D) MRI protocol for the reliable detection of aortic high risk plaques compared with transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) and to test the ...