New medical advancements are making surgery less invasive for those with Aortic Valve Disease. When the aortic heart valve ...

The randomised controlled, multi-centre, prospective trial will enrol 1,025 patients across multiple centres in the US.

Aortic stenosis affects millions of elderly people worldwide. TAVR is a minimally invasive procedure that allows a new valve to be inserted through a catheter, usually through a small incision in the ...

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. (WPVI) -- The TAVR procedure has revolutionized a challenging task in heart care: fixing stiff valves. And it has made the process much easier for patients, getting them back to ...

MiRus announced that it successfully enrolled and treated the first patients in the STAR trial of its Siegel transcatheter ...

"We love to rock climb and ski," Edwards said. At just 28 years old, Edwards suffered a stroke. "I was very, very shocked when the doctor came back and said, 'Oh yeah, actually we found two strokes in ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire)— Seniors are surviving longer than ever before and researchers are working on ways to make sure older adults can live healthier lives into their 80′s and 90′s, ...

Aortic valve replacement gives you a new aortic heart valve. The new valve may be mechanical or made of animal tissue, often from a pig. Your doctor will talk with you before surgery about which type ...

Joan discusses heart valve replacement, a procedure that is 94-97% effective. Heart valve replacement is an area in medicine which has made great advancements and is a very common procedure. This ...

In February, Mark Sorenson became the first patient at AdventHealth Daytona Beach to undergo a transcatheter tricuspid valve ...