Consecutive patients were entered into valve registry in place at our Heart Valve Unit and provided written informed ... mismatch (intended performance of prosthetic valve), and mean AV gradient <20 ...

A scientific statement regarding CPET interpretation in patients with congenital HD across their lifespan has been published by the AHA.

Stopping blood thinners before or during surgery for a CIED may result in little to no difference in undesirable outcomes such as blood clots or bleeding events when compared to taking them ...

PGA winner Davis Love III is recovering after undergoing open-heart surgery Jan. 21 to replace a "leaky valve." ...

Sarah Joseph, 88, had no energy and could barely walk the length of her living room. Diagnosed with a faulty heart valve, Joseph underwent a MitraClip procedure at CAMC and is now back on her feet.

New 20-year data show a survival rate of 90% with few repeat surgeries after this complex operation that can only be ...

Middle-aged adults who need an aortic valve replacement fare better with mechanical devices than with the valves made from animal tissues that they currently most often receive, U.S. researchers ...

DURING the course of investigations of the effect of age on acid mucopolysaccharide content of the human heart valves, we found hyaluronic acid to be a major component. In all it represented about ...

patients underwent PPM implantation for high-degree AV block (55%) and bradycardia (45%), 9 ± 6 days after surgery. Age, diuretic use, cardiopulmonary bypass time (CPBT), and valve surgery were ...

If you have heart valve replacement surgery, you will be prescribed a blood thinner (a.k.a. an anticoagulant) upon discharge from the hospital. Long-term blood thinner medication guidelines differ ...