The results of a new clinical trial have overturned the “wait and see” approach that cardiologists have long favored for ...
Traditional heart surgery involves making an incision through your breastbone and spreading your ribcage to access your heart. Doctors can perform minimally invasive procedures through smaller ...
“It began as a procedure to fix very tight heart valves, the aortic valve in particular, especially in patients who are too high-risk for surgery,” said Dr. Cigarroa. “So, it’s a less invasive way to ...
A randomized trial of patients with a narrowing of their heart’s aortic valve, but who had not yet begun to show the symptoms ...
A milestone on Wednesday celebrated Havasu Regional Medical Center’s 100th successful minimally invasive heart procedure.
In a finding that challenges conventional thinking on when people with failing heart valves but no symptoms should get ...
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center has completed its 500th transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure. TAVR has transformed the treatment of severe aortic stenosis, a condition marked by the ...
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What Is Heart Valve Disease?
Heart valve disease is a fairly common problem that happens when at least one of your four heart valves isn’t working ...
New study suggests immediate replacement of failing heart valves through minimally invasive procedure may benefit patients more than traditional ...
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, part of the M42 group, has successfully completed 500 Transcatheter Aortic Valve implantation ...
The Yale School of Medicine and Yale New Haven (Conn.) Health System has appointed Marc Pelletier, MD, as division chief of cardiac surgery for the department of surgery, section chief of cardiac ...