How a Y chromosome gene may shape the course of heart valve disease
A study led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego sheds new light on how a type of heart valve disease, called aortic valve stenosis, progresses differently in males and females.
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Q&A: Novel drug may replace ‘watchful waiting’ approach to aortic stenosis care
A novel therapeutic showed significant promise in slowing aortic valve calcification, potentially extending time until or eliminating need for transcatheter or surgical intervention for stenosis, ...
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Heart Disease News
Mar. 17, 2025 — New hope offered by a pharmacy team for treating heart disease by sharing insights into the fundamental process of how the heart is formed in ... Minimal TV Viewing May Be ...
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PH risk grows over time with COA, or narrowing of aorta: Study
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) risk grows over time for patients with narrowing of the aorta, the body's biggest blood vessel, ...
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Gene encoding a new RING-B-box-Coiled-coil protein is mutated in mulibrey nanism
We used human heart, placenta and testis total RNA (Clontech) and human brain poly(A) + RNA (Clontech) for cDNA synthesis using M-MLV reverse transcriptase (Promega) and random hexamers (Promega).
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Patient-prosthesis mismatch following aortic valve replacement
Patient-prosthesis mismatch (PPM) occurs when an implanted prosthetic valve is too small for the patient; severe PPM is defined as an indexed effective orifice area (iEOA) <0.65 cm 2 /m 2 following ...
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Prognostic implications of left atrial dilation in aortic regurgitation due to bicuspid aortic valve
Objective To investigate the prognostic value of left atrial volume index (LAVI) in patients with moderate to severe aortic regurgitation (AR) and bicuspid aortic valve (BAV). Methods 554 individuals ...