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 ...

Rochester, N.Y. — Rochester Regional Health is celebrating a milestone. It has completed its 1,000th trans-catheter aortic valve replacement, also known as TAV-ER. The non-surgical procedure replaces ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Edwards Lifesciences' SAPIEN 3 platform, a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) therapy, for patients with severe aortic stenosis without ...

Lansing resident Sandra Mosier, 75, has lived with a heart murmur her entire life. When she heard the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure was now available at McLaren Greater ...

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--LivaNova PLC (NASDAQ:LIVN), a market-leading medical technology and innovation company, presented the first data from the Perceval ® Sutureless Implant Versus Standard-Aortic ...

Janice Couch, 62, a retired pre-school teacher from Grand Rapids, Michigan, is finally physically ready to receive two procedures that stand to change her life, thanks to Henry Ford Health ...

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 ...

The “Ross procedure” may be a more favorable option for aortic valve replacement among patients under 50 years old than more standard mechanical or biological replacements, according to a new study ...

The "Ross procedure" may be a more favorable option for aortic valve replacement among patients under 50 years old than more standard mechanical or biological replacements, according to a new study ...

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a congenital heart condition. It occurs when the aortic valve has two cusps instead of the three. BAV can lead to serious complications. Several treatment options can ...

Study shows better outcomes and fewer complications compared to mechanical or biological aortic valve replacement. The "Ross procedure" may be a more favorable option for aortic valve replacement ...