When replacing the aortic valve, a small aortic root can limit the size of the prosthetic valve that can be implanted. If the ...

According to a new study the Ross procedure can be safely performed in adults with previous cardiac surgery. However, prior ...

People who underwent a minimally invasive procedure to have their heart's aortic valve replaced had similar health outcomes years after treatment as people who had surgery, Cedars-Sinai investigators ...

When replacing the aortic valve, a small aortic root can limit the size of the prosthetic valve that can be implanted.

The Ross procedure, which can be used to treat young people with severe aortic valve disease, has seen wide swings in popularity over the years, but now, with consistent data on long-term survival and ...

The aortic valve sits between the heart’s left ventricle and the aorta. It opens and closes with the heartbeat to allow blood to flow to the body without leaking back into the heart. It may need to be ...

NEW YORK, July 28, 2015 – NYU Langone Medical Center this week became the first academic medical center in the United States to implant a newly FDA-approved heart valve for transcatheter aortic valve ...

The 46-year-old Princeton, New Jersey, dad was born with a defective aortic valve and had two heart surgeries as a child.

The next-generation surgical device from Corcym was associated with consistent durability and positive safety data. For ...

Glenn Hughes, 75, says he’s getting his energy back after an aortic valve replacement at UCLA, the same procedure he had 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 ...