Earlie Smith experienced an aortic dissection. Months later, her brother, Larry Smith, also had one. The same doctor helped ...

Kennesaw State University mechanical engineering professor Philippe Sucosky has earned a prestigious American Heart ...

Growing up with a heart disease, Ashley Pecora never knew what her life was going to look like—until two years ago when she ...

This is an emergency, Conner said. About 50% of people who have an aortic dissection die at home. Of the other 50% who make ...

Bicuspid aortic valve disease, where the aortic valve has two leaflets instead of the normal three, is the most common congenital heart defect, affecting up to 2% of the population. The condition ...

Finally the second heart sound may be reduced in intensity. There are three main forms of aortic valve disease: congenital abnormalities, such as a bicuspid valve that leads to premature ...

Myval THV matches SAPIEN and Evolut THVs in 30-day outcomes, supporting its role in severe aortic stenosis treatment.

New 20-year data show a survival rate of 90% with few repeat surgeries after this complex operation that can only be ...

Advertiser: BayCare An innovative heart procedure is changing the lives of patients with aortic valve disease. It's called transcatheter aortic valve replacement — or TAVR. We're learning more ...

CABG plus surgical aortic valve replacement for treatment of coronary disease and aortic stenosis was associated with better ...

The Medicare data contradict results from the TCW randomized trial but better represent real-world practice, say authors.

After that episode of breathlessness, Mr Chua, 74, a retired real estate agent ... new valve via a catheter to the heart, implanting it on the existing aortic valve. It was thought to be a ...