S1 is the first heart sound that doctors can hear using a stethoscope. The vibrations that occur when the mitral and tricuspid valves in the heart close produce the S1 sound. There are two common ...

Aortic valve replacement (AVR) is an established surgical procedure aimed at alleviating valvular dysfunction and improving cardiac efficiency. However, one of its recognised, albeit rare, ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The US Food and Drug Administration has expanded the Sapien 3 THV (Edwards Lifesciences) approval indication to include transcatheter "replacement" of failed bioprosthetic valves in ...

• The condition of predominant moderate aortic regurgitation could be ameliorated with the rheumatic mitral valve (MV) surgery. What is known and what is new? • During MV surgery, aortic valve ...