This breakthrough, which is a first in the Triad, offers a new option for patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation, a ...

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, but advances in medical technology are giving patients ...

Joan discusses heart valve replacement, a procedure that is 94-97% effective. Heart valve replacement is an area in medicine which has made great advancements and is a very common procedure. This ...

CLEVELAND (KFSN) -- A heart valve replacement involves swapping a damaged valve with an artificial one. There are two kinds of artificial valves and until now, younger patients were only able to get ...

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 ...

Background Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has already been recommended for some high-risk patients with aortic ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am a 5-foot-2 woman, weighing 125 pounds. I’m active; I walk an hour every day. I was diagnosed with mitral valve stenosis 37 years ago as a teenager. I received a replacement ...

A groundbreaking heart procedure at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital has made Maryland history. Joan Mertz, 83, became the first patient in the state to undergo an artificial heart valve replacement ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Open-heart surgery was the only way to replace heart valves. But over the last decade, modern medicine has made significant advances that allow patients to get it done without ...

UW Medicine is researching a non-invasive technique for replacing faulty heart valves that could help patients avoid open heart surgery. It's called the Transcatheter Aortic Valve (TAVR). The aortic ...

HEART valve disease is an often overlooked condition, yet it affects millions of people worldwide, particularly older adults.