Aortic Valve

This mechanical aortic valve was in the patient for almost 16 years. After the patient suffered an extensive right brain stroke, TEE evaluation revealed both pannus and valvular strands, forcing its removal.

Featured Papers Selected Papers Aortic valve repair Aortic valve repair in children The genetic and molecular basis of bicuspid aortic valve associated thoracic aortopathy: a link to phenotype heterogeneity Spontaneous intracranial hypotension in patients with bicuspid aortic valve Aortic Disease in the Young: Genetic Aneurysm Syndromes, Connective Tissue Disorders, and Familial Aortic Aneurysms and Dissections Identification of Reference Genes for Quantitative RT-PCR in Ascending Aortic Aneurysms Other Topics of Interest Valve Sparing Aortic Replacement – Root Remodeling Bicuspid-aortic valve surgery; repair or replace? Surgeon Volume and Operative Mortality in the United States Prosthetic Heart Valve Aortic dissection in pregnancy: an analysis of risk factors and outcome Gender-Related Differences in Acute Aortic Dissection (from International Registry of Acute Aortic Dissection) Valvular Strands Recurrent ischemic strokes in a patient with Medtronic-Hall prosthetic aortic valve and valve strands Mechanical prosthetic valve-associated strands: Pathologic correlates to transesophageal echocardiography Lambl’s Excrescence on Aortic Valve Detected by Transesophageal Echocardiography Valvular Strands and Cerebral Ischemia Effect of Demographics and Strand Characteristics Detection of prosthetic valve strands by transesophageal echocardiography: clinical significance in patients with suspected cardiac source of embolism