Open heart surgery for aortic or mitral valve repair or replacement has traditionally required opening the patient’s chest through their sternum (breast bone). In many cases today, a minimally ...

A significant number of GM truck and SUV owners remain sidelined due to ongoing delays tied to a backorder on transmission valve bodies, a critical component of the automatic transmission system. At ...

Note that the 10-speed and Allison-branded 10-speed automatics used in the Silverado HD and Sierra HD use a different valve body. Prior to the Gen 3 part, GM was running the Gen 1 valve body (part ...

The mitral valve is inside a person’s heart. A person with mitral valve disease may require mitral valve repair surgery as a treatment. A person’s heart contains four chambers. The two upper chambers ...

Is minimally invasive heart surgery to repair a mitral valve a safer option than open-heart surgery? Is it common for a surgeon to have to switch to an open-heart procedure after starting the surgery?

Mitral valve regurgitation is a common heart valve condition in which the mitral valve cannot close properly. Cardiologists may implant mitral valve clips to help the valve close effectively. Mitral ...