Cleveland Clinic surgeons are using a new robotic-assisted procedure to replace a damaged aortic valve through a small neck incision. Doctors say the technique may shorten recovery time compared with ...

Minimally invasive catheter procedures are transforming structural heart care, offering selected patients valve repair, replacement and faster recovery without traditional open-heart surgery.

It’s natural to feel overwhelmed or frightened at the thought of having heart surgery. While getting a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) for aortic valve stenosis can initially sound ...

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 ...

A team led by the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC) and Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid has developed and clinically applied a minimally invasive technique that, ...

Many minimally invasive procedures are available to treat problems with your heart. These procedures can fix issues like malfunctioning valves and blockages in your heart’s arteries. Traditional heart ...

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 ...

It is typically treated by replacing the aortic valve through either open-heart surgery (SAVR) or the less invasive TAVR. While surgical bioprosthetic valves are designed to last 10 years or more, ...