People with severe aortic stenosis, a condition where the heart’s aortic valve narrows and restricts blood flow, can already undergo a less invasive and faster procedure compared to traditional ...

Researchers have examined long-term outcomes in patients who received pacemaker implantations after transcatheter aortic valve replacement through their groin. The result showed no significant ...

Many patients who need a new aortic heart valve can have it safely implanted with a nonsurgical alternative to valve replacement through a procedure known as transcatheter aortic valve replacement or ...

A team of cardiologists emphasized the importance of offering modern surgical options custom-tailored and curated for each ...

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 ...

Patients with severe aortic stenosis at low surgical risk who underwent supra-annular, self-expanding Evolut transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) had similar rates of death or disabling ...

When Helga Abela of Redford was 60 years old, a faulty aortic valve made it difficult for her to catch her breath and just get through daily life. She was living in Traverse City at the time and her ...