A new minimally invasive procedure replaces a damaged heart valve through a small neck incision, potentially allowing patients to recover faster than with traditional open-heart surgery.

This breakthrough, which is a first in the Triad, offers a new option for patients with severe tricuspid regurgitation, a ...

New minimally invasive heart valve procedures are helping patients recover faster, reduce complications and return to the ...

Cleveland Clinic is offering a new robotic aortic valve replacement procedure that requires only a small incision in the neck and chest wall, resulting in a faster recovery time and reduced pain.

Dr. Goya Raikar has spent much of his career taking the “open” out of open-heart surgery. As Chief Cardiac Surgeon at ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mary Ann George had a question for Dr. George D'Angelo, shortly after the groundbreaking Erie heart surgeon replaced two of her ...

Doctors will replace Walters' aortic valve. May 11, 2010— -- Barbara Walters said on Monday that her upcoming heart surgery, a procedure known as an aortic valve replacement, will hopefully ...

Surgery is usually the best fix for a severe heart valve disease. Different types of heart valve blockages can happen, and surgery is necessary to fix these problems. Your heart is split into four ...

A new polymeric heart valve with a life span potentially longer than current artificial valves that would also prevent the need for the millions of patients with diseased heart valves to require ...

HEART VALVE REPLACEMENTS HAPPEN EVERY DAY. BUT THE WAY THEY’RE DONE KEEPS IMPROVING. TONIGHT, NEW TECHNOLOGY IN THE OPERATING ROOM GIVES THIS OMAHA MAN A BETTER CHANCE AT AN ACTIVE LIFE. HERE’S KETV ...

A new treatment could make recovery from heart surgery much faster!

Scott Paisant shared his story on the air Friday and with WWL's Meg Farris. He hopes that his story will help others to recognize signs of a medical issue early.