Minimally invasive heart procedures like transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and MitraClip placement to treat mitral regurgitation can improve quality of life, and even be lifesaving, for ...

TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement) is a minimally invasive heart procedure that replaces a narrowed aortic valve ...

The tricuspid valve is anatomically complex. It’s often called the “forgotten valve” because of its position in the back of ...

One in five older adults gets an infection up to six months after heart surgery—with women far more likely to develop one, ...

Despite guideline recommendations, the use of bioprosthetic heart valves has surpassed mechanical valves, but data from a ...

With new transcatheter options for the repair or replacement of tricuspid valves, the role and timing of repair — whether surgical or minimally invasive — is entering a time of transition.

Gianni Angelini, BHF Professor of Cardiac Surgery at the Bristol Medical School ... In terms of repeat valve interventions, ...

Eightyseven-year-old Tara Chand (name changed) of Panchkula, who had undergone a non-surgical procedure for aortic valve replacement in 2024, remembers that he was rushed to the hospital in critical ...

UVM Medical Center is the only Vermont hospital offering Tricuspid Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER) This new heart ...