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 ...

Testing by Rutgers Health and other institutions is reshaping how – and how gently – doctors repair failing valves ...

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. (WPVI) -- The TAVR procedure has revolutionized a challenging task in heart care: fixing stiff valves. And it has made the process much easier for patients, getting them back to ...

Valvular heart diseases—including aortic, mitral, and tricuspid valve pathologies—represent a significant challenge within cardiovascular medicine, often ...

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 ...

If you have severe tricuspid valve regurgitation, doctors may recommend repair or replacement surgery. The tricuspid valve is one of four valves in your heart’s four chambers. It’s on the right side ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive procedure to replace your aortic valve. The aortic valve controls blood flow from your heart to your aorta, the main artery that ...

The Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, the nonprofit parent entity of the Mayo Clinic, is a worldwide research powerhouse that is assigned numerous U.S. patents each year. Mayo ...

The global, multibillion-dollar transcatheter heart valves market will grow at an 8.4% CAGR over the rest of the 2020s, ...

LONDON — Opinions about the relative value of interventions to control mitral regurgitation secondary to heart failure might be altered by two large randomized trials. The RESHAPE-HF2 trial showed ...