Transit Officer Paul DeGeorge thought his son was lying on him. Then he realized something much scarier was happening.

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) gives broadly comparable results to conventional open surgery, with equal efficacy, faster recovery time and improved quality of life at one year, ...

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 ...

This marks the first dedicated transcatheter heart valve approved for high-risk patients with symptomatic severe AR.

Surgery to replace an aortic valve is done for aortic valve stenosis and aortic valve regurgitation. During this surgery, the damaged valve is removed and replaced with an artificial valve. The valve ...

A new minimally invasive procedure replaces a damaged heart valve through a small neck incision, potentially allowing ...

A Missouri woman is following in her father's footsteps - training to be a heart surgeon - and recently, the talented duo got the chance to perform surgery together. Dr. Sophia Roberts, 30, is a ...

The Lancelot technology delivers enhanced hemodynamics through the integration of precision laser cutting and after ...

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 ...

Among young adults with aortic regurgitation (AR), those undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) before they met standard criteria were more likely to achieve good results from the surgery, a study ...

Aortic root surgery (ARS) is a procedure to repair or replace the aortic root. There are various types of ARS surgery that come with different risks and benefits. The aorta is a large blood vessel ...