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 ...

Thoracic aneurysm open surgery is a treatment for a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), a bulge in your aorta. The aorta, your body’s largest blood vessel, begins at your heart and extends into your ...

Marti and Mary Alice Mullins are twins from a tight-knit family in Ashland. In her late 50s, Marti started experiencing strange and painful symptoms. Every time she ate, she became nauseated and would ...

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 ...

A 29-year-old man underwent a rare life-saving hybrid cardiac surgery, combining open bypass with minimally invasive ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive procedure to replace your aortic valve. The aortic valve controls blood flow from your heart to your aorta, the main artery that ...

Gurgaon: A 29-year-old man from Jharkhand underwent what doctors described as a rare and high-risk hybrid cardiac surgery at ...

In a world-first, a team of researchers at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and Emory School of Medicine, Atlanta, has ...

At the Baylor Medicine Center for Aortic Surgery in Houston, we are one of the nation’s leading centers for the treatment of complex aortic diseases. We offer comprehensive care for aortic aneurysms, ...

A Las Vegas hospital is marking history in Nevada's health care, offering a better treatment option for patients with some of ...

At 4 centimeters (cm), an aortic aneurysm is either safe to monitor with imaging or at risk of rupturing, which may require surgery to prevent serious complications. The aorta is the body’s largest ...

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 ...