Using a catheter to repair or replace a valve is a fairly recent breakthrough in the world of interventional cardiology. Early on, it was a procedure reserved largely for patients with a faulty aortic ...

A leaky heart valve means blood isn’t moving correctly through one of the heart’s four valves. This can cause complications like heart rhythm disturbances and heart failure. But treatment is usually ...

The results underscore the need to perform CT imaging when deciding between procedures in patients with aortic stenosis.

Georgia Tech researchers have developed a groundbreaking 3D-printed, bioresorbable heart valve that promotes tissue regeneration, potentially eliminating the need for repeated surgeries and offering a ...

TUCSON –Tucson Medical Center is among the first 10 hospitals in the nation to offer advanced heart-valve technology to treat aortic valve disease. Boston Scientific choose TMC to offer the LOTUS Edge ...

Doctors at Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital knew Gary Wingfeld was a high-risk candidate for a procedure to replace his damaged heart valve. Wingfeld, 70, was admitted to the hospital on April 20 ...

The advisory committee considered evidence from several sources on transcatheter heart valves for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) in people with aortic stenosis. The clinical evidence ...

Abbott has taken a step forward in the development of a new addition to its structural heart portfolio, completing the first patient procedures with a yet-unnamed transcatheter aortic valve ...

PARIS, France—There is more than a twofold greater risk of death, and a significantly increased risk of major adverse cardiac events, over nearly 2 years of follow-up when patients with a bicuspid ...