"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." FOR THE FIRST time, doctors have successfully completed a coronary artery bypass without cutting the ...

There are two options to consider if you need to have your aortic valve replaced.

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 ...

A simpler alternative to open heart surgery is gaining popularity, but some find ​their new valves don’t last as long as they ...

Robert Shanahan needed surgery only twice in his life coming into this year, once to remove his tonsils when he was young, the other more recently when he needed a stent to open one of his blood ...

Cleveland Clinic surgeons are using a new robotic-assisted procedure to replace a damaged aortic valve through a small neck incision. Doctors say the technique may shorten recovery time compared with ...

Background Secondary tricuspid regurgitation (TR) often develops or persists following left-sided valve surgery. However, its ...

John Cantrell was enjoying his retirement until an unexpected condition forced him to choose between two kinds of heart surgery.

Lahey Hospital & Medical Center’s Cardiovascular Medicine Department has embraced using interventional cardiology to treat structural heart disease. These less invasive procedures allow physicians to ...

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 ...