CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new trial showed a procedure that thousands need each year to keep their hearts healthy may be performed in a safer way. The alternative way may help with recovery time.

Peer-reviewed independent bench testing examines the TransForm™ mitral valve repair ring and highlights lifetime ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --The FDA has approved a heart valve replacement procedure that will save many older patients from and suffering through a second, major surgical procedure. Aortic valves made of ...

Our multidisciplinary cardiovascular team collaborates on mitral valve repair, transcatheter technologies, mitral valve replacement, and follow-up treatment so patients can get all their care for ...

The procedure was performed by interventional cardiologist David Lasorda, DO; cardiac surgeon Walter McGregor, MD; and Georgios Lygouris, MD, imaging cardiologist, using a recently FDA-approved heart ...

NEW YORK -- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital has been at the forefront of transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and its development over the past decade. Transcatheter aortic valve replacement is ...

Open heart surgery for aortic or mitral valve repair or replacement has traditionally required opening the patient’s chest through their sternum (breast bone). In many cases today, a minimally ...

Valvular heart disease is a form of heart disease that occurs when one or more of the heart’s four valves don’t function properly. Valve replacement surgery may be an option if the valves of your ...

Ed Fulcher, 90, a lifelong resident of Morehead City, works every day in his home shop building model boats for sale. About a year ago, Fulcher noticed he couldn’t work in his shop more than 15 ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... When Broncos coach John Fox went under the knife for aortic valve replacement surgery Monday, he had a procedure that more than 60,000 Americans undergo each ...

Your mitral valve is one of the four major valves in your heart. It helps blood flow through your heart and out to the rest of your body. When this valve isn’t working correctly, it puts stress on ...