Expandable prosthesis resolves advanced aortic valve disease
Friday, September 30, 2011 - 20:30
in Health & Medicine
Among individuals 65 years and older, as many as 30 percent have aortic valve sclerosis or stenosis and as a result of their deteriorating health, they cannot enjoy a normal lifestyle. Physicians involved in a new study now have the option to replace the aortic valve using an innovative minimally invasive procedure -- transcatheter aortic valve implantation.