It’s a serious heart defect that can cause blood to flow into the wrong part of the heart chamber, and up until recently, it ...

Background The epidemiology of native valve infective endocarditis (IE) has shifted toward older adults with substantial ...

For high-risk patients, the method could offer a safer alternative to open-heart surgery.

Instead of undergoing open heart surgery to replace a major heart valve, patients at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) can now opt for a less invasive procedure, and have a faster ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new trial showed a procedure that thousands need each year to keep their hearts healthy may be performed in a safer way. The alternative way may help with recovery time.

BRISBANE, Australia & MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Anteris Technologies Ltd, (Anteris or the Company) (ASX: AVR), a structural heart company developing DurAVR™ THV, a new class of biomimetic heart ...

Henry Ford Health cardiologists are the first to offer new Tri-Clip procedure to patients for whom open-heart surgery isn’t an option A breakthrough in treating tricuspid regurgitation, or TR, is ...

The first Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure in Flagstaff was performed in September by Dr. David Leder and Dr. Mark Tasset. A team of health care experts at CVI have performed ...

David Golden, who is celebrating his 104th birthday this weekend, is putting in two miles a day on the Long Beach boardwalk after a heart procedure five months ago repaired a calcified valve — and, ...

About 1 in 15 people over the age of 65 have mitral valve prolapse, which can become life-threatening. People with the condition now have a non-surgical option that can restore proper blood flow.

Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones is reportedly scheduled to undergo heart valve surgery this week. The legendary singer and songwriter, who is 75 years old, announced over the weekend that he would ...