Our cardiologists at ACS are continuing to push the frontiers of knowledge for patients with heart disease! Dr Adam Brown and his research team at Monash University have recently been exploring coronary pressure data in patients with severe aortic stenosis (AS). His previous work has highlighted that aortic stenosis significantly affects coronary pressure and blood flow, yet these measures are …
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A New Gold Standard For Aortic Stenosis Management
What is Aortic Stenosis? Aortic Stenosis is the medical term for narrowing of the aortic valve, within the heart. This is usually due to the valve deteriorating through years of use as people age but can also be due to abnormalities of the valve, present from birth. How do you detect if I have Aortic Stenosis? Aortic stenosis may be …