BACKGROUND: The American Heart Association (AHA), in conjunction with the National
Institutes of Health, annually reports the most up-to-date statistics related to heart disease …

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement is now indicated across all risk categories of patients
with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis and has been proposed as first line option for the …

Importance The Ross procedure as treatment for adults with aortic valve disease (AVD) has
been the subject of renewed interest. Objective To evaluate the long-term clinical and …

Aims To support decision-making in children undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR), by
providing a comprehensive overview of published outcomes after paediatric AVR, and …

Background The Ross operation appears to restore normal survival in young and middle‐
aged adults with aortic valve disease. However, there are limited data comparing it with …

Abstract Background and Aims Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most common congenital
heart anomaly. Lifetime morbidity and whether long-term survival varies according to BAV …

OBJECTIVES To support clinical decision-making in children with aortic valve disease, by
compiling the available evidence on outcome after paediatric aortic valve repair (AVr) …

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare biological versus mechanical aortic
valve replacement. METHODS We searched MEDLINE, Scopus and Cochrane Library …

The majority of patients requiring heart valve replacement in low-to middle-income countries
(LMICs) need it for rheumatic heart disease (RHD). While the young age of such patients …

Objective We investigated long-term outcomes of bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) repair, with
external annuloplasty, according to aorta phenotype. Methods Between 2003 and 2020, all …