Recent research from Karl Landsteiner University of Health Sciences (KL Krems) provides important new insights into how ...

Systole is normally the highest pressure point generated. The aortic valve opens, rapid ejection occurs, and the ventricle delivers 66%-75% of its stroke volume. [1] Thereafter, flow velocity ...

This condition can also affect the pressure within the heart's left upper chamber (the left atrium). Some people are born ...

The limited increase in left ventricular end-diastolic volume due to acute aortic regurgitation leads to a greatly increased left ventricular end-diastolic pressure and increased pulmonary artery ...

Using the above equation, we can understand the pathologic process that develops over many years in patients with aortic stenosis. As LV pressure slowly increases over time due to worsening aortic ...

As people age, a buildup of calcium on the aortic valve can make it thicker and stiffer leading to aortic stenosis.

An aneurysm refers to ballooning out of the aorta which causes aortic wall weakening. The aorta may continue to further expand (dilate) or remain unchanged, but close surveillance is necessary. As the ...

Your aorta is a tube-like structure that resembles a candy cane. The ascending aorta forms the beginning or handle of the cane and originates at the aortic valve. The ascending aorta includes the ...

So the treatment for mild and moderate aortic stenosis really is aimed at preventing the progression of the disease. And so we aim to lower cholesterol. Keep the blood pressure down. If people ...