Of the two heart valve surgeries Janice Smith has had at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, the second was much easier for her. "I had a good experience both times," the 86-year-old said. "It's just that ...

The UHS Heart & Vascular Institute recently celebrated a significant milestone with the completion of their 1,000th TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement) procedure. This achievement is more ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Open heart surgery is a major procedure that can be too risky for some to undergo. It is a serious procedure, that now has an alternative when treating Aortic Valve Stenosis. A ...

Cardiothoracic Surgeon Geoffrey R. Cousins, MD, FACS, left, and Interventional Cardiologist Jason Schott, DO, mark the 100th transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure performed at Memorial ...

A simpler alternative to open heart surgery is gaining popularity, but some find ​their new valves don’t last as long as they hoped.

SAN FRANCISCO -- Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) at the time of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) appeared as safe as TAVR alone, the WATCH-TAVR trial showed. For patients with ...

ST. JOSEPH COUNTY, Ind. (WSBT) — The options for cardiovascular procedures have expanded over the last decade. Among options for patients with aortic stenosis - a minimally invasive procedure known as ...

SAN ANTONIO -- The early experience of patients needing cardiac surgery after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has surgeons raising the alarm about the excess risks of these challenging ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center and its team of world ...

Christus Trinity Mother Frances Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital announced on Tuesday the successful completion of 500 transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures to date. “This is a ...

WASHINGTON, DC — New European registry data on transcatheter aortic-valve replacement (TAVR) in patients at lower surgical risk than those studied in the pivotal randomized trials offers the ...