A new review argues that calcific aortic valve disease is two diseases in one, and that imaging of both fibrous and mineral ...

Your aortic valve is part of your heart, a strong muscle that pumps blood through your body. The aortic valve controls the blood flowing out from the heart. It opens every time your heart contracts, ...

A bicuspid aortic valve is a congenital heart defect where the aortic valve has 2 leaflets instead of 3. It affects about 1% of people and can raise the risk of valve problems later in life. To keep a ...

Aortic valve insufficiency, also called aortic regurgitation, happens when the aortic valve doesn’t fully close, causing blood to flow backward into the left ventricle. This forces your heart to work ...

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a congenital heart condition. It occurs when the aortic valve has two cusps instead of the three. BAV can lead to serious complications. Several treatment options can ...

A normal aortic valve is composed of three aortic-valve cusps, each semilunar in appearance. The leaflets are housed within a small dilatation of the proximal aorta associated with each cusp, called ...

Valvular aortic stenosis is a progressive disease in which the end stage is characterized by obstruction of left ventricular outflow, resulting in inadequate cardiac output, decreased exercise ...