Older patients with coronary artery disease scheduled for transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) had comparable ...

In the first head-to-head comparison of two devices intended to protect against stroke in patients undergoing transcatheter ...

Of the two heart valve surgeries Janice Smith has had at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, the second was much easier for her. "I had a good experience both times," the 86-year-old said. "It's just that ...

Cardiovascular disease may be one of medicine’s oldest battlegrounds, but some of its most important technologies are still evolving — and not always as quickly as patients, and investors, might ...

The UHS Heart & Vascular Institute recently celebrated a significant milestone with the completion of their 1,000th TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement) procedure. This achievement is more ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Open heart surgery is a major procedure that can be too risky for some to undergo. It is a serious procedure, that now has an alternative when treating Aortic Valve Stenosis. A ...

WASHINGTON, D.C.—A randomized trial of patients with a narrowing of their heart’s aortic valve, but who had not yet begun to show the symptoms of cardiovascular disease, demonstrated that replacing ...

Cardiothoracic Surgeon Geoffrey R. Cousins, MD, FACS, left, and Interventional Cardiologist Jason Schott, DO, mark the 100th transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure performed at Memorial ...

The novel findings, published today in the peer-reviewed journal The Lancet, are significant because recent randomized clinical trials have shown that TAVR is a meaningful treatment option for both ...

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (KWQC) - A new milestone for heart care in the Quad Cities, UnityPoint Health is celebrating its 600th successful Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement, or TAVR procedure.