New minimally invasive heart valve procedures are helping patients recover faster, reduce complications and return to the ...

Six-year follow-up from a trial comparing surgery with TAVR in low-risk patients showed no difference in major events, but ...

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 ...

Study validates a new risk model that allows for more accurate risk estimates, encourages shared decision-making, and helps ...

A type of heart surgery that speeds up patients' recovery time is being used at a Wolverhampton hospital for the first time.

At 2 years, more than 90% of patients were alive and free from mitral valve reoperation or severe recurrent MR. The incidence ...

Replacing a faulty heart valve can restore healthy circulation, but the procedure carries some risks. These include blood clots, infection, and other complications. Generally, the outlook is usually ...

Researchers create biodegradable heart valves using shape-memory polymers and 3D bioprinting for safer cardiovascular ...

Ed Fulcher, 90, a lifelong resident of Morehead City, works every day in his home shop building model boats for sale. About a year ago, Fulcher noticed he couldn’t work in his shop more than 15 ...

Bicuspid aortic valve surgery involves repairing or replacing a bicuspid valve. The procedure corrects a congenital condition in which a person has two cusps instead of three. A bicuspid aortic valve ...

If you have severe tricuspid valve regurgitation, doctors may recommend repair or replacement surgery. The tricuspid valve is one of four valves in your heart’s four chambers. It’s on the right side ...

Doctors will replace Walters' aortic valve. May 11, 2010— -- Barbara Walters said on Monday that her upcoming heart surgery, a procedure known as an aortic valve replacement, will hopefully ...