Dear doctors: My wife and I face a dilemma. Her aortic valve is narrowed and needs replacement. We have two options: tran-scatheter replacement of the valve, or cracking the breastbone open to reach ...

Aortic stenosis, a narrowing of the aortic valve opening that restricts blood flow through the heart, is one of the most common and serious heart valve diseases. The aortic valve has three leaflets - ...

To determine the best path forward, you need to work with a cardiologist. They will review the tests you had and can ...

This article, the fifth in a six-part series on urinary catheters, provides an overview of when and how to use a catheter valve for bladder drainage. Citation:Â Yates A (2017) Urinary catheters 5: ...

Milton Knauer, who spent much of his working life developing motors for garbage disposals, knew late last year that his own motor was wearing out fast. Yes, he could tell that his heart, which had ...

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 ...

COLLEGEVILLE, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thubrikar Aortic Valve, Inc. today announced successful results in the first two patients implanted with the Optimum Transcatheter Aortic Valve (Optimum TAV™) using ...

It's a serious heart defect that can cause blood to flow into the wrong part of the heart chamber, and up until recently, it required open heart surgery to fix. But now a local hospital is offering a ...

As you get older, you may expect to feel a little slower. Climbing the stairs might leave you feeling winded. Yard work takes ...

Researchers at the University of Seville and University Hospital Virgen del Rocío have published the results of the first successful test of a new technology created to prevent obstructions in ...

The Harmony Transcatheter Pulmonary Valve is a cutting-edge valve-replacement procedure, where an expandable valve was delivered through a catheter via the groin ...