During follow up in the department for adult congenital heart disease three cardiac deaths occurred: one due to acute ascending aorta dissection 14 years after coarctation repair and one during aortic ...

A MAN assumed he was suffering from an allergic reaction after feeling a strange ripping in his chest – little did he know he’d be undergoing open heart surgery days later to save his ...

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Capstan Medical, a startup focused on robotic-assisted mitral and tricuspid valve replacement, recently completed its first ...

Chef and restaurateur Adam Hegsted kept a busy pace with his Eat Good Group of regional eateries, but that screeched to a halt more than a year ago. Hegsted, who exercises most days, hadn't felt ...

Doctors at Duke performed the first-ever mitral heart valve replacement surgery. A severely damaged mitral valve can cause heart failure and other problems. Mechanical and non-living valve replacement ...

Roger Black was told two things when his cardiologist sat him down with the news that he must prepare for open heart surgery.

For instance, a heart valve may not work right. Or a ventricle may not be fully formed. The type of surgery used to fix DORV varies based on the type of heart problems someone has. In most cases, the ...

Acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) is a life-threatening condition that requires emergency surgery to avert ... dissected distal aorta, putting them at risk for progressive dilatation, dissection ...

During surgery, a mechanical valve was placed in her heart to repair the damage to her aorta. “Now I have a mechanical valve in there that ticks all day,” she said. Days passed before Dorsey ...