Medical history included a minor stroke, a mechanical aortic valve prosthesis, and aortic ectasia. His vital parameters were normal. Auscultation detected no murmurs apart from prosthetic clicking.

In patients greater than age 65, more than 90% of aortic stenosis involves trileaflet ... It is thought that mechanical stress on the valve over time causes structural changes predisposing it ...

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TCT 540: Second-Generation Cryoballoon Ablation vs Contact-Force Sensing Radiofrequency Ablation in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Receive the the ...