This advanced technique allows surgeons to repair the valve without the need for a traditional open-heart procedure.

Peer-reviewed independent bench testing examines the TransForm™ mitral valve repair ring and highlights lifetime ...

A Phoenix hospital became the first in the nation to successfully perform a new procedure aimed at treating patients with ...

MAN’S STORY. YOU COULD SAY HE IS LUCKY TO BE ALIVE. YEAH, DEB, THIS STORY COULD HAVE ENDED BADLY. DEVONTE FLETCHER IS ONLY 30 YEARS OLD, BUT HE HAS A HISTORY OF IRREGULAR HEARTBEAT, ATRIAL ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mary Ann George had a question for Dr. George D'Angelo, shortly after the groundbreaking Erie heart surgeon replaced two of her ...

CHICAGO — Edoxaban, a direct oral anticoagulant, appeared to be as effective as or more effective than warfarin in preventing thromboembolism — such as stroke, systemic embolism, or intracardiac ...

Aortic valve surgery encompasses a spectrum of interventions designed to correct valvular dysfunction and aortic root pathology. Traditional approaches, such as the Bentall procedure, involve ...

In patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis at intermediate or higher surgical risk, CoreValve or Evolut transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) was associated with a lower 5-year ...

PHOENIX, AZ—Patients who require cardiac surgery on another valve after initially being treated with TAVI have very high operative morbidity and mortality, with a 30-day death rate exceeding 17%, ...

NEW YORK CITY -- Heart valve innovation has made polymer valves a reality, with one such device boasting good 1-year outcomes in a small single-arm study. Adults who received the Tria device for ...

On Go Red for Women Day, know your heart disease risk factors, signs of disease to prevent No. 1 cause of death for women.

Mary Ann George had a question for Dr. George D'Angelo, shortly after the groundbreaking Erie heart surgeon replaced two of her heart valves in 1974. George was only 20 at the time, but her heart had ...