New medical advancements are making surgery less invasive for those with Aortic Valve Disease. When the aortic heart valve ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

In February, Mark Sorenson became the first patient at AdventHealth Daytona Beach to undergo a transcatheter tricuspid valve ...

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

A Missouri woman is following in her father's footsteps - training to be a heart surgeon - and recently, the talented duo got the chance to perform surgery together. Dr. Sophia Roberts, 30, is a ...

Aortic valve surgery encompasses a spectrum of interventions designed to correct valvular dysfunction and aortic root pathology. Traditional approaches, such as the Bentall procedure, involve ...

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 ...

Bicuspid aortic valve surgery involves repairing or replacing a bicuspid valve. The procedure corrects a congenital condition in which a person has two cusps instead of three. A bicuspid aortic valve ...