Aortic Stenosis

New findings in aortic stenosis described by W.T. Brinkman and co-researchers

Published in Cardiovascular Week, November 30th, 2009

"Currently aortic valve replacement is performed for patients with severe aortic stenosis and symptoms or objective pathophysiologic consequences such as left ventricular dysfunction," researchers in the United States report.

"For transcatheter mitral valve interventions, the complex pathophysiology of mitral regurgitation with varying causes along with challenging imaging and delivery issues has led to slower than anticipated clinical introduction. Transcatheter pulmonary valve intervention was primarily designed to treat the difficult problem of right ventricular to pulmonary artery conduit stenosis in the congenital population," wrote W.T. Brinkman and...

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Source: Cardiovascular Week (2009-11-30)

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