Medtronic has issued a recall for several aortic root cannula devices due to a potential safety risk that could cause loose material to dislodge during use, potentially leading to stroke or death. The ...

FDA approved the Sapien 3 transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) platform for treatment of severe aortic stenosis early in the disease process while patients still had no symptoms or other ...

Announcing a new article publication for Cardiovascular Innovations and Applications journal. The study was aimed at investigating the mathematical relationship between the aortic valve and aortic ...

BARCELONA, Spain—(UPDATED) In patients with Marfan syndrome, both angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) as well as beta-blockers reduce the rate of aortic enlargement by roughly half compared with ...

Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder of the connective tissues. One effect of it is that the wall of the aorta can weaken and progressively widen. The wall can tear (dissection) and possibly rupture, ...

The aorta is the largest artery in the human body, supplying branches to all organs and tissues of the body. It has a thick wall of muscle and elastic fibers that allows it to expand and contract with ...

Evidence is adequate on the short-term safety and efficacy of personalised external aortic root support (PEARS) using mesh to prevent aortic root expansion and aortic dissection in people with Marfan ...