Surgery is still the treatment of choice in infants with an aortic coarctation with a mortality rate of less than 1%. Balloon dilatation should be avoided in children and neonates as it is less ...

That means the patient won't necessarily feel it in and of itself. When a patient develops severe aortic stenosis, this is most often when they develop symptoms. The first one is chest discomfort.

Discrete coarctation of the aorta needing intervention in the newborn ... If the LV function is poor, the gradient may be low despite a severe narrowing. When the PDA is patent, the Doppler ...

An expert has issued a warning to people if they notice a specific sign when pressing down on the fingernails.

In fact, patients with severe chronic aortic regurgitation may have the largest left ventricular end-diastolic volumes produced by any cardiac disease state, without significant elevation of left ...

An S3 heart sound can indicate severe systolic heart failure ... in the patient’s back are mitral regurgitation and coarctation of the aorta. The Austin-Flint murmur is a diastolic rumble ...

Pressing down on your fingernails could reveal a subtle yet serious indicator of heart trouble, according to a doctor.

of mercury), indicative of severe aortic regurgitation ... explains the progressive course of the illness. The acquired coarctation exacerbated the progressive work load of the left ventricle.