Do all heart valve replacements need open-heart surgery? Let's know the new techniques that could change everything ...

Every year, more than 12,000 Australians undergo open heart surgery—an hours-long medical procedure during which surgeons go ...

The advancements of minimally invasive cardiac surgery for seniors often give them a better chance for a speedy recovery, as ...

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 ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – At 75 years old, Lorraine Cook has lived through two heart attacks and a major open-heart surgery. Now retired, she says her latest experience with an innovative, non-surgical ...

Sarasota Memorial Hospital is one of the first hospitals to use a new FDA-approved treatment for failing tricuspid valves. The new procedure is less invasive than traditional surgery and allows ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MDMedically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Heart valves keep blood flowing in the ...

In a surgical first, doctors have replaced a heart valve through a small neck incision using robotic assistance, avoiding the need to open the chest. The pioneering procedure, performed at the ...

One of the heart defects babies are born with is a combination of four different heart problems, all of which affect the structure of the heart. The condition causes inadequate blood flow to the lungs ...

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 ...

THROUGHOUT THE YEARS. MEANWHILE, NEW THIS MORNING, A SACRAMENTO MAN HAS A NEW LEASE ON LIFE THANKS TO A BRAND NEW PROCEDURE TO HELP MILLIONS OF AMERICANS DEALING WITH A LEAKY HEART VALVE. GREGORY IS A ...

The aortic valve sits between the heart’s left ventricle and the aorta. It opens and closes with the heartbeat to allow blood to flow to the body without leaking back into the heart. It may need to be ...