Aortic Stenosis

Aortic Stenosis

heart doctors talking to one another
November 2, 2022

Aortic Stenosis

Aortic stenosis is a narrowing of the aortic valve, the valve that allows blood to flow from the heart’s lower left chamber into the aorta and to the entire body. The narrowing prevents the valve from opening properly, forcing the heart to work harder. This causes pressure to build up in the lower left chamber […]
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Exterior photo of UAB Hospital
July 8, 2022

UAB performs first valve-in-valve procedure using Evolut™ FX TAVR system

Last month, a structural heart team composed of interventional cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Cardiovascular Institute completed the first valve-in-valve procedure using the Evolut™ FX TAVR system, a self-expanding transcatheter aortic valve replacement system.
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Karen Hay
April 13, 2021

Heart Valve Disease Symptoms Often are Undetected or Dismissed

An estimated 11 million Americans have heart valve disease (HVD), a condition that involves damage to one or more of the heart’s valves. Symptoms often go undetected or are dismissed as a normal part of aging, yet HVD can lead to serious heart conditions or even death. This makes it especially dangerous.
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