Leaflets open to let blood move through the heart and out ... Stenosis happens most often in the aortic valve, but can occur in any of the heart’s four valves. When a healthy aortic valve (illustrated ...

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation is currently reserved ... or a dislodged calcified native leaflet, leading to poorly tolerated myocardial ischemia; Acute severe aortic regurgitation.

As we get older, calcium can form on the valve’s leaflets. As this deposit builds up, the opening can become narrower and blood can’t flow as easily through the valve. When aortic valve stenosis ...

Transesophageal echocardiography revealed floating structures attached to all three leaflets of the aortic valve. Endocarditis was suspected, and antibiotic treatment was initiated with ampicillin ...

[11–14] Calcific aortic valve disease is characterized by progressive aortic valve leaflet thickening and calcification that results in a valve that does not fully open and thus partially ...