A groundbreaking heart procedure at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital has made Maryland history. Joan Mertz, 83, became the first patient in the state to undergo an artificial heart valve replacement ...

New minimally invasive heart valve procedures are helping patients recover faster, reduce complications and return to the ...

Physicians at The Christ Hospital in Cincinnati are the first in the Greater Cincinnati region to utilize technology in order to perform heart valve replacement on patients who do not qualify for ...

This advanced technique allows surgeons to repair the valve without the need for a traditional open-heart procedure.

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.

Abbott Laboratories has received approval for a mitral valve replacement that can be implanted without open-heart surgery. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration gave the OK for the North Chicago-based ...

Corcym and CardioPrecision have developed a robot-enabled transcervical approach to aortic valve replacement. This story was originally published on MedTech Dive. To receive daily news and insights, ...

Heart valve disease can start quietly, with symptoms you might just chalk up to getting older. However, health experts say ...

Replacing a faulty heart valve can restore healthy circulation, but the procedure carries some risks. These include blood clots, infection, and other complications. Generally, the outlook is usually ...

A heart valve that is severely damaged may need replacing. A surgeon may replace the damaged valve via an incision in the groin. The heart contains four valves, which allow blood to move in and out of ...

A leaky heart valve means blood isn’t moving correctly through one of the heart’s four valves. This can cause complications like heart rhythm disturbances and heart failure. But treatment is usually ...

The aortic valve sits between the heart’s left ventricle and the aorta. It opens and closes with the heartbeat to allow blood to flow to the body without leaking back into the heart. It may need to be ...