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 ...

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 ...

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. (WPVI) -- The TAVR procedure has revolutionized a challenging task in heart care: fixing stiff valves. And it has made the process much easier for patients, getting them back to ...

Aortic stenosis is a narrowing of the aortic valve which connects the heart to the rest of the body. It affects millions of people and can be fatal if left untreated. At present, there are no ...

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 ...

PARIS, France—There is more than a twofold greater risk of death, and a significantly increased risk of major adverse cardiac events, over nearly 2 years of follow-up when patients with a bicuspid ...

LOS ANGELES — Aortic mechanical valves are associated with better survival than bioprosthetic valves in patients aged 60 years or younger, showed 12-year survival data from a large surgical database.

Veteran actor Prem Chopra, 90, was diagnosed with severe aortic stenosis, and underwent a Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) procedure for recovery.

Pune: Doctors at a city hospital successfully performed motorised transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) on a 61-year ...

Aortic Stenosis is a serious heart condition in which the aortic valve narrows, restricting blood flow from the heart's pumping chamber to the aorta and body.

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 ...