Additionally, several new trials reporting longer-term follow-up on MICS coronary and valve surgery have demonstrated durable ...

PARTNER 3 may notch a win for transcatheter aortic valve replacement in patients with low surgical risk, according to experts.

Low-risk patients with severe, symptomatic aortic stenosis show similar clinical outcomes and valve durability ...

The global Transcatheter Cardiac Valve Replacement (THVR) market, valued at USD 6.54 billion in 2023, is on a robust growth trajectory, projected to expand at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of ...

(Updated) Surgeons in France report that they have performed the first total endoscopic aortic valve replacement (TEAVR) in 2 human patients. Their paper has been published in the the Journal of ...

Robert Shanahan needed surgery only twice in his life coming into this year, once to remove his tonsils when he was young, the other more recently when he needed a stent to open one of his blood ...

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 ...

The human heart is a complicated, masterfully designed organ on the one hand — but incredibly simple on the other. It is a pump. And like any pump, it’s got parts that can wear out. Case in point: its ...

Dear Mayo Clinic: I have a condition called aortic stenosis, which I am told prevents blood from getting out of my heart. Is it true that I don’t have to have surgery to have this valve replaced? What ...

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 ...