In patients with a poorly functioning bioprosthetic mitral valve in the heart, a minimally invasive procedure to insert a new ...

New medical advancements are making surgery less invasive for those with Aortic Valve Disease. When the aortic heart valve ...

Imagine your heart not functioning properly and you not knowing for years! That’s the reality of people with aortic valve ...

Mechanical valve replacement is a primary treatment for rheumatic heart disease, yet prosthesis-related adverse outcomes remain underreported in India. This study aimed to examine the in-hospital ...

Older patients with coronary artery disease scheduled for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) had comparable ...

John Cantrell was enjoying his retirement until an unexpected condition forced him to choose between two kinds of heart ...

A groundbreaking heart procedure at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital has made Maryland history. Joan Mertz, 83, became the first patient in the state to undergo an artificial heart valve replacement ...

Abbott Laboratories has received approval for a mitral valve replacement that can be implanted without open-heart surgery. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration gave the OK for the North Chicago-based ...

As you get older, you may expect to feel a little slower. Climbing the stairs might leave you feeling winded. Yard work takes longer. Or you find yourself napping more than you used to. While these ...