It’s a serious heart defect that can cause blood to flow into the wrong part of the heart chamber, and up until recently, it ...

It involves less pain, less bleeding, and there’s lower risk of infection,” said cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Sanjay Tripathi.

Piedmont Heart Institute (PHI) physicians Pradeep K. Yadav, M.D., Director of Structural Interventions, and Vinod H. Thourani, M.D., Marcus Chairman of Cardiovascular Surgery, successfully performed ...

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.

St. Luke’s University Health Network has reached an important milestone in advanced heart care. Members of St. Luke’s ...

Instead of undergoing open heart surgery to replace a major heart valve, patients at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) can now opt for a less invasive procedure, and have a faster ...

Mick Jagger’s recent heart surgery has spotlighted a medical procedure that is increasingly being touted as a less invasive alternative for patients suffering from heart-valve disease. Billboard ...

UW Medicine is researching a non-invasive technique for replacing faulty heart valves that could help patients avoid open heart surgery. It's called the Transcatheter Aortic Valve (TAVR). The aortic ...

THE DEATH PENALTY. A RETIRED MOUNT AIRY NURSE MADE HISTORY AND IT INVOLVES HER HEART. SHE IS THE FIRST PERSON TO UNDERGO A NEW PROCEDURE HERE IN THE PIEDMONT. WXII 12 KRIS PETERSON HAS DETAILS ON THE ...

About 1 in 15 people over the age of 65 have mitral valve prolapse, which can become life-threatening. People with the condition now have a non-surgical option that can restore proper blood flow.

Members of MidMichigan's comprehensive Structural Heart Program began performing a new minimally invasive heart valve procedure known as transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in July 2016.

75-year-old Oran DeLoach has spent his life playing and directing music. "I won't say I can't live without music but it has a real enlightenment to me," DeLoach said. Also an enlightenment are his 6 ...