The heart valves play a vital role in ensuring blood flows correctly through the heart and the rest of the body. If they do not function correctly, a person may require surgery to replace the damaged ...

According to the American Heart Association, valvular heart disease affects about 2.5% of adults in the United States, and ...

Do all heart valve replacements need open-heart surgery? Let's know the new techniques that could change everything ...

Heart valves can be replaced with open heart surgery or with less invasive procedures that don’t require your chest to be opened. Known as transcatheter valve replacement, this type of procedure has ...

Joan discusses heart valve replacement, a procedure that is 94-97% effective. Heart valve replacement is an area in medicine which has made great advancements and is a very common procedure. This ...

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am a 5-foot-2 woman, weighing 125 pounds. I’m active; I walk an hour every day. I was diagnosed with mitral valve stenosis 37 years ago as a teenager. I received a replacement ...

Combining Tissue Valve Replacement with Total Arterial Bypass (CABG) offers safer, more durable heart surgery outcomes by ...

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 ...

The first Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) procedure in Flagstaff was performed in September by Dr. David Leder and Dr. Mark Tasset. A team of health care experts at CVI have performed ...

A xenograft bioprosthetic heart valve replaces a damaged valve in your heart. It’s made from tissue sourced from animals such as pigs or cows. Xenograft bioprosthetic heart valves are a treatment ...

After heart valve replacement surgery, a doctor usually encourages people to resume eating as soon as possible. This may include foods such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins.

Norway's King Harald will undergo surgery this week to replace a heart valve, the royal palace said in a statement on Thursday.