February is American Heart Month, so I felt it was finally time to share my personal heart story. My paternal line has a long history of heart issues. My paternal […] ...

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 ...

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

Congestive heart failure (CHF) and heart failure are the same thing. Both terms describe the inability of the heart to pump enough blood to service the body's needs. The term "congestive" simply ...

For some patients with atrial fibrillation (Afib, AF) and valvular heart disease (VHD), direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) ...

Edwards Lifesciences (NYSE:EW) reported fourth-quarter sales of $1.39 billion, beating the consensus of $1.36 billion. This ...

As tools become more precise and non-invasive, doctors are able to diagnose and treat heart conditions with greater accuracy ...

Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of women with nearly 45% of women over the age of 20 living with some form of CVD.

Reports Q4 revenue $1.39B, consensus $1.36B. Q4 TAVR sales grew 6%; constant currency sales grew 5%; Q4 TMTT sales grew 88% to $105 million ...

Background Mitral valve repair (MVr) is the gold standard treatment for degenerative mitral ... given that AF is substantially associated with higher mortality, stroke and heart failure ...

THE Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH) has become the first health facility in Gauteng to successfully ...

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.