Heart valves can be replaced with open heart surgery or with less invasive procedures that don’t require your chest to be opened. Known as transcatheter valve replacement, this type of procedure has ...

A heart valve that is severely damaged may need replacing. A surgeon may replace the damaged valve via an incision in the groin. The heart contains four valves, which allow blood to move in and out of ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new trial showed a procedure that thousands need each year to keep their hearts healthy may be performed in a safer way. The alternative way may help with recovery time.

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 ...

Cleveland Clinic surgeons are using a new robotic-assisted procedure to replace a damaged aortic valve through a small neck incision. Doctors say the technique may shorten recovery time compared with ...

A simpler alternative to open heart surgery is gaining popularity, but some find ​their new valves don’t last as long as they hoped.

What once required days in the hospital and open heart surgery can now often be done in under 30 minutes, with patients going home the next day. For the final Wellness Wednesday of Heart Month, two ...

Heart valve disease happens when one or more of your heart’s four valves don’t work properly, preventing oxygen-rich blood from moving efficiently through your heart and to your body. This forces your ...

Bicuspid aortic valve surgery involves repairing or replacing a bicuspid valve. The procedure corrects a congenital condition in which a person has two cusps instead of three. A bicuspid aortic valve ...

Alfred Meiske, 105, loves to play dominos and do crossword puzzles. The lifelong farmer was in charge of the garden at his senior living center in Taylor and taught other residents how to grow onions, ...

A Mumbai-based cardiac centre has completed over 100 MyClip procedures for severe heart valve leakage, marking a major ...