Transcatheter aortic valve replacement at Bronson has helped hundreds overcome severe aortic stenosis with faster recovery ...

Testing by Rutgers Health and other institutions is reshaping how – and how gently – doctors repair failing valves ...

Valvular heart disease, often initially dismissed as aging or stress, can lead to serious complications like heart failure ...

Additionally, several new trials reporting longer-term follow-up on MICS coronary and valve surgery have demonstrated durable results. Emerging literature on the benefits of combining MICS and ...

Heart valve stiffness is caused by build up of calcium in the heart, which can make the heart pump blood less efficiently.

A xenograft bioprosthetic heart valve replaces a damaged valve in your heart. It’s made from tissue sourced from animals such as pigs or cows. Xenograft bioprosthetic heart valves are a treatment ...

A doctor may recommend various medications, such as antiarrhythmics, anticoagulants, or beta-blockers, to help treat heart valve problems. In some situations, a person may only require medications to ...

SALT LAKE CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Heart valve innovator Foldax®, a company reinventing every aspect of the heart valve, from material to design to manufacturing, today announced the closing of a $20 ...

This comes as interest in minimally invasive surgical processes grows. The global transcatheter aortic valve replacement ...

The goal of heart valve surgery is to repair or replace a malfunctioning heart valve to prevent the development of life-threatening conditions. Valves are one-way gates in the heart that keep blood ...

St. Luke’s Structural Heart team is among the first in Pennsylvania to use the ShortCut device, improving safety in complex valve-in-valve TAVR procedures.