An autopsy confirms the cause of Hackman's death was heart disease. He was in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s and may have ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive procedure used to replace damaged heart valves, ...

Complications weren’t more common when leads were extracted. Yet there’s also the option of “jailing” leads instead.

PREGNANCY in women with prosthetic heart valves carries significant risks, with mechanical valves linked to higher ...

Leonardo da Vinci wasn't just a master artist — he was centuries ahead in science too! Late in his life, he became fascinated by the human heart and made a stunning prediction about how the blood flow ...

Congenital heart disease is an issue with the heart’s structure at birth, according to the Cleveland Clinic, and can prevent ...

If you're having heart attack symptoms and have access to aspirin, take a full dose of 325 mg after calling the ambulance, ...

Dapagliflozin reduced the risk of death or worsening heart failure in older patients with aortic stenosis who underwent transcatheter aortic-valve implantation.

The 8-year data may hold value for TAVI—the newest Sapien valve uses the same tissue—but many other variables differ.

Aortic valve area was smaller and mean gradient were higher in patients treated with SAPIEN 3 THVs, supporting the findings from the post-hoc analysis of the LANDMARK trial. 7 The different design of ...

Registry study of 600-plus pregnancies represents the largest cohort of pregnant women with a prosthetic heart valve. However scant, the available data on pregnant women with prosthetic valves did ...