Early valve replacement surgery for very severe asymptomatic aortic stenosis was tied to lower long-term mortality risk ...

At 10 years, early surgery continues to have a mortality benefit when compared with conservative care for asymptomatic aortic ...

The final results of RECOVERY add support to addressing severe aortic stenosis right away rather than waiting for symptoms.

In the first head-to-head comparison of two devices intended to protect against stroke in patients undergoing transcatheter ...

Background Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has already been recommended for some high-risk patients with aortic ...

This marks the first dedicated transcatheter heart valve approved for high-risk patients with symptomatic severe AR.

Total Aortic Arch Replacement is a surgical procedure that involves replacing the entire aortic arch, which is the curved portion of the aorta that extends from the heart. This procedure is typically ...

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Nowadays, doctors can replace any number of body parts with man-made ones, including hips, knees, eye lenses, even heart valves. And the medical advances keep coming. CBS2's Dr ...

A chest-worn biosensor that features several measurement signals in one device reliably identifies the presence and severity ...

You may not need surgery to repair an aortic valve. A nonsurgical catheter procedure with small incisions may be a better option in some cases. Share on Pinterest Getty Images When the aortic valve in ...

A normal aortic valve is composed of three aortic-valve cusps, each semilunar in appearance. The leaflets are housed within a small dilatation of the proximal aorta associated with each cusp, called ...