DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I consider myself to be in good health. I work out several times a week, but recently I began experiencing episodes of shortness of breath after going up and down the stairs in my ...

A new minimally invasive procedure replaces a damaged heart valve through a small neck incision, potentially allowing patients to recover faster than with traditional open-heart surgery.

New aortic valve replacement doesn't require major surgery Dr. Mubashir Mumtaz, a PinnacleHealth heart surgeon, explains a new kind of aortic valve replacement that ...

This procedure just started to be offered in 2025.

Risk of Aortic Stenosis Anatomical, genetic, and clinical factors all contribute to the pathogenesis of aortic stenosis. Calcification occurs in many patients with a normal trileaflet aortic valve, ...

Aortic valve disease is a condition that occurs when your aorta (the main artery of your body) and left ventricle (the lower left chamber of your heart) malfunction. The aortic valve determines how ...