There are four valves in your heart including the mitral, tricuspid, aortic and pulmonic valves. The aortic valve is located between the left ventricle (lower heart pumping chamber) and the aorta, which is the largest artery in the body. Read More...

Although surgical treatment of severe aortic valve stenosis still represents the gold standard therapeutic strategy, the use of transcatheter technologies has been proven as an effective alternative approach. Read More...

Aortic root disease is often asymptomatic and diagnosed during imaging. To avoid acute aortic syndromes and dissections in aortic root aneurysms (and/or ascending aorta aneurysms), Read More...

Aortic arch repair is indicated for aneurysmal disease of the aortic arch (degeneration or chronic dissections) in asymptomatic patients when the size of the aortic arch exceeds 5.5 cm. Read More...

An acute aortic dissection is a separation of the inner and outer layers of the aortic wall. This results in two separate channels of blood forming within the aorta. Read More...

The mitral valve is one of four valves in the heart that keep blood flowing in the right direction. Each valve has flaps (leaflets) that open and close once during each heartbeat. Read More...

An atrial septal defect (ASD) is a hole in the atrial septum, which is the muscular wall that separates the heart’s two upper chambers (atria). An ASD is a defect you are born with (congenital defect) that happens when the septum does not form properly. Read More...

Cardiac tumors may be primary (benign or malignant) or metastatic (malignant). Myxoma, a benign tumor, is the most common type of primary cardiac tumor. Cardiac tumors may occur in any cardiac tissue. Read More...