The study, leveraging data from the STS Adult Cardiac Surgery Database ... and a mechanical valve is one of the most consequential for patients requiring aortic valve replacement," said Dr.

Open heart surgery for aortic or mitral valve repair or replacement has traditionally required opening the patient’s chest through their sternum (breast bone). In many cases today, a minimally ...

was performed – a complex hybrid procedure in a 74-year-old patient in serious general condition with impaired kidney function and placed on a dialysis machine. This minimally invasive method of ...

This first Valve-in-Valve-in-Valve TAVI procedure was performed by Dr. J. Rajagopal, Chief Interventional Cardiologist, on a 62-year-old patient, who required a third valve replacement. The patient, ...

Correspondence to Dr Rakesh M Suri, Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heart and Vascular Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA; surir{at}ccf.org Contemporary ...

The Waikato Hospital Cardiology team has recently celebrated their 1000th Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) ...

Hip resurfacing is gaining interest, especially in younger patients. During the hip resurfacing procedure, the "ball" of the hip joint (femoral head) is trimmed and covered with a metal cap. A metal ...

Jim Nantz extended his well wishes to 21-time PGA Tour winner Davis Love III, who underwent open-heart surgery recently to ...

Based on the results from the MATTERHORN (A Multicenter, Randomized, Controlled Study to Assess Mitral Valve Reconstruction for Advanced Insufficiency of Functional or Ischemic Origin), transcatheter ...