Heart Valve Disease

High- vs. standard-dose influenza vaccine was linked to a lower incidence of mortality and hospitalizations for pneumonia or influenza regardless of chronic CVD, according to a study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress.

Today is Heart Valve Disease Awareness Day, which serves as a reminder that while many advancements have been made in the treatment of heart valve disease, not all patients have been able to take advantage of them.

Researchers assessed the safety and feasibility of a novel transcatheter procedure (BASILICA) before TAVR in patients with severe native or bioprosthetic aortic valve disease at high surgical risk.

Clinical examination with focused cardiac ultrasonography had greater sensitivity to identify patients with left ventricular dysfunction and mitral or aortic valve disease compared with clinical assessment alone, according to a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine.