Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is a highly prevalent condition that comprises a disease
continuum, ranging from microscopic changes to profound fibro-calcific leaflet remodelling …

As populations age worldwide, the burden of valvular heart disease has grown
exponentially, and so has the proportion of affected women. Although rheumatic valve …

Aims In patients with aortic stenosis (AS), risk stratification for aortic valve replacement
(AVR) relies mainly on valve-related factors, symptoms and co-morbidities. We sought to …

Aortic valve stenosis is the most prevalent heart valve disease worldwide. Although
interventional treatment options have rapidly improved in recent years, symptomatic aortic …

Calcific aortic valve disease (CAVD) is the most common disorder affecting heart valves and
is characterized by thickening, fibrosis and mineralization of the aortic valve leaflets …

The first-line evaluation of aortic stenosis severity is Doppler echocardiography. However, in
up to 40% of patients, resting echocardiographic assessment of aortic stenosis severity is …

Objective Transitions in the spectrum of valvular heart diseases (VHDs) in developed
countries over the 20th century have been reported from clinical case series, but large …

Up to 40% of patients with aortic stenosis (AS) harbor discordant Doppler-
echocardiographic findings, the most common of which is the presence of a small aortic …

Background: Menaquinone-7 (MK-7), also known as vitamin K2, is a cofactor for the
carboxylation of proteins involved in the inhibition of arterial calcification and has been …

In this EACVI clinical scientific update, we will explore the current use of multi-modality
imaging in the diagnosis, risk stratification, and follow-up of patients with aortic stenosis, with …