After a series of tests, X-rays, an MRI and a cat scan, I was diagnosed with severe cervical spine stenosis. I was told to limit my activities and avoid anything that might stress my neck.

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal and ... physical therapy and steroid injections. For more severe cases, spine surgery such as cervical laminectomy, lumbar laminectomy, cervical ...

In a trial that many are calling landmark, transcatheter aortic valve replacement had better outcomes than surveillance for ...

A risk model accurately identifies patients with severe asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis and predicts their risk for stroke and CVD.

The NOTION-3 study investigated if routine revascularization with PCI and transcatheter aortic valve replacement improves ...

Diagnosed with cervical cord neurapraxia, Orton's condition is complicated by previous back problems. WWE superstar Randy Orton's future hangs in the balance after suffering a serious spinal ...

Researchers found that 26.8% and 45.3% of patients in the TAVR and clinical surveillance groups had a primary end point event.

For patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction, current guidelines recommend routine clinical surveillance every 6 to 12 months. Data from ...

The RHEIA trial studied women with severe aortic stenosis and found that participants preferred transcatheter aortic valve replacement over surgical valve replacement.

“Among patients with asymptomatic severe aortic stenosis, a strategy of early TAVR was superior to guideline-recommended clinical surveillance in reducing the composite end point of ...

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More information: Philippe Généreux et al, Transcatheter Aortic-Valve Replacement for Asymptomatic Severe Aortic Stenosis, New England Journal of Medicine (2024). DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa2405880 ...