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This multicenter study sheds more light on sex-based differences in aortic stenosis (AS) and argues the benefits of using cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) to assess sex-based risks in AS.

For some patients with atrial fibrillation (Afib, AF) and valvular heart disease (VHD), direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) ...

Despite guideline recommendations, the use of bioprosthetic heart valves has surpassed mechanical valves, but data from a ...

If you have heart valve replacement surgery, you will be prescribed a blood thinner (a.k.a. an anticoagulant) upon discharge from the hospital. Long-term blood thinner medication guidelines differ ...

Background Aortic stenosis is a degenerative condition with high mortality in its severe stages and no preventive treatment. While diabetes is a known risk factor, the role of elevated glucose levels ...

Valve thrombosis can occur in mechanical prosthetic valves and is increasingly recognised in transcatheter and surgically implanted bioprosthetic valves. The risk of thrombosis of mechanical valves is ...

Pros of Artificial Valve Replacement Mechanical heart valves are less likely to require additional surgery to replace in the future than biological prosthetic (bioprosthetic) valves. Very strong. A ...

There is no difference in SLT rates between TAVR and bioprosthetic surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR). 7 The diagnosis of SLT is incidental in follow-up CT scans. Due to poor spatial resolution ...

"The decision between a bioprosthetic and a mechanical valve is one of the most consequential for patients requiring aortic valve replacement," said Dr. Michael Bowdish, lead author of the study ...

LOS ANGELES, CA—In patients ages 60 years or younger undergoing surgical aortic valve replacement, mechanical valves are associated with a survival benefit compared with bioprosthetic valves, ...

aHR 1.12 favoring bioprosthetic valves (95% CI 0.97-1.29) These findings were consistent in sensitivity analyses excluding pure aortic insufficiency, intermediate- or high-risk patients ...