Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is now an established treatment option for elderly patients with severe ...

Traditional operative risk calculators, such as the European System for Cardiac Operative Risk Evaluation II (EuroSCORE II), ...

By creating artificial aging in mice, researchers at Lund University in Sweden have been able to track the formation of ...

The past 12 months mark a milestone year for the discipline of sports and exercise cardiology.We have seen the publication of two major guideline documents for athletes: the 2025 American Heart Associ ...

Fred Hoiberg was in the best shape of his life. No symptoms. But a silent aneurysm was ready to kill him. What happened next ...

About this study The purpose of this study is to identify key aortic parameters implicated in the development of adverse outcomes in TAA patients, in order to develop improved risk stratification and ...

I see screening tests advertised often. For $160, I can get screened for conditions that might cause strokes, heart disease, ...

Introduction Chronic thoracic aortic aneurysm (CTAA) affecting the arch or descending aorta is an indolent but life-threatening condition with a rising prevalence as the UK population ages. Treatment ...

Two studies published in JACC on June 16 provide new insights on arterial events associated with heritable thoracic aortic disease (TAD) and the relative risk in patients with pathogenic variants (PVs ...

Abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAAs) are a significant health problem that account for 4 deaths per 100 000 population per year. 1 Rupture of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (rAAA) carries a high mortality ...

AS severity is defined by the aortic valve area (AVA) and the velocity of blood flow across the valve as assessed by transthoracic echocardiography. In patients with preserved left ventricular ...