Transit Officer Paul DeGeorge thought his son was lying on him. Then he realized something much scarier was happening.

What is Bicuspid Aortic Valve? Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a very common congenital cardiac malformation. It afflicts about 1-2% of population with a predominance in males. The aorta is the main ...

Illicit use of drugs is a dangerous risk factor that directly injects bacteria into their bloodstream. Infection occurs through dirty needles, syringes, or drug solutions. Congenital Heart Defects ...

LONDON, England—Treatment with the self-expanding Evolut PRO/R transcatheter heart valve (Medtronic) for severe symptomatic aortic stenosis significantly improves hemodynamics and effectively enlarges ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . NEW ORLEANS — Patients with bicuspid aortic valves who underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement with a ...

Genetic variants linked to a rare form of bicuspid aortic valve disease that affects young adults and can lead to dangerous and potentially life-threatening aortic complications have been identified ...

Reassurance on the use of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in patients with bicuspid valve stenosis has come from a new large observational dataset. TAVR has become the established ...

A deep registry dive provides more evidence that patients with bicuspid aortic stenosis at increased risk for surgery can safely undergo transcatheter aortic valve replacement, with results showing ...

May 4, 2010 (UPDATED June 19, 2010) — Patients with the most common congenital heart defect are also more likely to develop an intracranial aneurysm, warn researchers. They report close to 10% of ...

The aortic valve is normally tricuspid or trileaflet. When two of the cusps are fused together, the valve becomes functionally “bicuspid.” Most commonly, the right and left coronary cusps are fused ...

Bicuspid aortic valves are present in 1%–2% of the population, with men being 3 times more commonly affected than women. This disease is more than just anatomic variation and may be associated with ...