Jack Sun, who started as Hoag’s director of cardiovascular surgery at the Jeffrey M. Carlton Heart & Vascular Institute last ...

The study led to questions about whether patients would be best served by being treated at high-volume centers of excellence.

As our virtual heart tour continues, we gather around a bisected heart, watching valves open and close. The teacher prompts ...

NEW YORK CITY -- The newer Navitor looked increasingly viable as a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) system, ...

In EARLY TAVR, intervention improved outcomes over waiting in patients with class II or no indications for AVR consideration.

An 80-year-old man has undergone a groundbreaking cardiac procedure at the Cardiocenter in Santiago de Cuba, marking an ...

Background—Few studies have explored the long-term function of cryopreserved homograft valves used for reconstruction of the right ventricular tract (RVOT) in patients with congenital heart disease.

There is currently no way to stop calcification of the aortic valve. If all else fails, the valve must be replaced. To better ...

NEW YORK CITY -- Heart valve innovation has made polymer valves a reality, with one such device boasting good 1-year outcomes ...

Patients received a new treatment for heart valve disease, which did not require riskier open-heart surgery or travel to London. Five people from Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Peterborough and ...

As the largest nonprofit health system in the Intermountain West, Intermountain Health is dedicated to creating healthier ...

A newborn baby's heart is about the size of a walnut. An adult heart is about the size of a fist and weighs between 7 and 15 ounces (200 to 425 grams) — that's about as much as a standard can of ...