Less invasive or catheter-based procedures are good options for many patients, but they aren’t appropriate for everyone.

Catheter-based mitral valve replacement was evaluated in 64 high-risk patients, with the study reporting high technical ...

Heart valve disease treatment options like repair or replacement depend on valve type, severity, age and overall health.

My dad's cardiologist told him he may need complex heart valve surgery. What makes heart valve surgery "complex," and how do doctors decide whether a valve should ...

The mitral valve is inside a person’s heart. A person with mitral valve disease may require mitral valve repair surgery as a treatment. A person’s heart contains four chambers. The two upper chambers ...

Abbott has launched the CROWN-MV trial to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of its Cephea transcatheter mitral valve ...

Patients who require treatment to address failed bioprosthetic mitral valves have comparable 30-day outcomes no matter whether it’s a transcatheter valve-in-valve (ViV) procedure or a repeat surgical ...

New research simultaneously published in the Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions and ...

Bicuspid aortic valve surgery involves repairing or replacing a bicuspid valve. The procedure corrects a congenital condition in which a person has two cusps instead of three. A bicuspid aortic valve ...

Patients with IE caused by MRSA have similar in-hospital mortality rates as those with MSSA but undergo fewer valve surgeries ...

For the fifth time in a row, Stanford Hospital receives recognition from the American Heart Association and the Mitral Foundation for excellence in mitral valve repair The American Heart Association ...

After getting a mechanical heart valve, you need to take blood thinners to prevent clots. People with mechanical valves ...