Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) gives broadly comparable results to conventional open surgery, with equal efficacy, faster recovery time and improved quality of life at one year, ...

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%, ...

The success of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) is centred around the collaboration between cardiac surgeons and interventional cardiologists. A report from the German Quality Assurance ...

NEW YORK, NYU Langone Medical Center this week became the first academic medical center in the United States to implant a newly FDA-approved heart valve for transcatheter aortic valve replacement ...

Early valve replacement surgery for very severe asymptomatic aortic stenosis was tied to lower long-term mortality risk ...

At ACC 2026, retrospective results were presented demonstrating the possibility of using pharmacotherapies for patients after ...

Ed Fulcher, 90, a lifelong resident of Morehead City, works every day in his home shop building model boats for sale. About a year ago, Fulcher noticed he couldn’t work in his shop more than 15 ...

New medical advancements are making surgery less invasive for those with Aortic Valve Disease. When the aortic heart valve ...

A new study shows a 45% reduction in operative mortality in high risk patients requiring aortic valve replacement when Least Invasive Valve techniques are used compared to the conventional approach.

John Cantrell was enjoying his retirement until an unexpected condition forced him to choose between two kinds of heart ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive procedure that involves replacing the aortic valve in people with aortic stenosis. It has several benefits over open heart surgery ...