Data on valve durability with transcatheter aortic valve replacement are reassuring at 7 years, with implications for ...

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 ...

People who underwent a minimally invasive procedure to have their heart's aortic valve replaced had similar health outcomes years after treatment as people who had surgery, Cedars-Sinai investigators ...

The Ross procedure for aortic valve replacement, which involves a pulmonary valve autograft, achieved low rates of ...

The surgery, unprecedented for Belarus, involved treating Type 1 chronic aortic dissection that has progressed to a ...

A 58-year-old man successfully undergoes catheter-based heart valve replacement, recovering well after a brief ICU stay in ...

For people experiencing severe aortic stenosis who do not have symptoms or need symptom relief, early aortic valve replacement surgery may be beneficial because it reduces the risk of death, heart ...

Aortic valve replacement gives you a new aortic heart valve. The new valve may be mechanical or made of animal tissue, often from a pig. Your doctor will talk with you before surgery about which type ...

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 ...

PHOENIX, AZ—Patients who require cardiac surgery on another valve after initially being treated with TAVI have very high operative morbidity and mortality, with a 30-day death rate exceeding 17%, ...