Among young adults with aortic regurgitation (AR), those undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) before they met standard criteria were more likely to achieve good results from the surgery, a study ...

Patients with asymptomatic severe aortic valve stenosis should probably be referred early for aortic valve replacement (AVR), especially if they have elevated natriuretic peptides, concluded ...

The Ross procedure is a major heart surgery. It involves replacing an abnormal aortic valve with a valve from the other side of the heart. The Ross procedure is a type of aortic valve replacement ...

CHICAGO, April 28, 2025 — The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) today announced the launch of its latest surgical risk calculator designed for patients undergoing ascending aorta and aortic root ...

The STS rolled out all three interactive, mobile-friendly risk calculators in April 2024, adding to its existing portfolio of risk calculators for adult cardiac surgery. As cardiothoracic surgery ...

Bicuspid aortic valve surgery involves repairing or replacing a bicuspid valve. The procedure corrects a congenital condition in which a person has two cusps instead of three. A bicuspid aortic valve ...