Scanning strategy could help heart disease

Patients with life-threatening heart valve disease could be helped with alternative scanning techniques that provide greater insight into the condition. University researchers used an imaging technique that could help predict which patients will need open heart surgery to replace their heart valves. It could also be used for research to improve treatments to prevent the disease. Aortic stenosis. The narrowing and hardening of the heart's aortic valve - a common condition known as aortic stenosis - affects 1 in 20 people over 65 in the UK. The conditions is on the increase due to an ageing population. We're delighted to have been able to fund this study, which has used state-of-the-art imaging technology to reveal clues about the biology underlying aortic stenosis and how it progresses.