Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) gives broadly comparable results to conventional open surgery, with equal efficacy, faster recovery time and improved quality of life at one year, ...

LONDON, England—Having a small or large annuli does not appear to make a difference for low-risk patients with symptomatic severe aortic stenosis, who have similar 5-year clinical and quality-of-life ...

Principal investigator Dr Craig Smith (Columbia University, New York, NY) presented the one-year results here at the American College of Cardiology 2011 Scientific Sessions/i2 Summit today. Those ...

Among a group of high-risk patients who developed infective endocarditis (IE) after transcatheter aortic valve implantation, cardiac surgery failed to improve clinical outcomes when compared with ...

Transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) was superior to surgical aortic valve replacement for reducing death, stroke or rehospitalization in women with severe aortic stenosis, according to late ...

What if a tiny valve could give your mother a second chance at life, without open-heart surgery?” For thousands of patients ...

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.

NORRISTOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Thubrikar Aortic Valve, Inc., announced today that it received approval from a Competent Authority in Poland to conduct initial patient implants with its Optimum ...

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.

Aortic valve surgery encompasses a spectrum of interventions designed to correct valvular dysfunction and aortic root pathology. Traditional approaches, such as the Bentall procedure, involve ...

A study has shown that a less invasive heart procedure for a common condition is just as effective as conventional open-heart surgery. A study led by researchers at the National Institute for Health ...