NEW YORK CITY -- Heart valve innovation has made polymer valves a reality, with one such device boasting good 1-year outcomes ...

A true test of durability will take many more years, but if the valve holds up, it’s “potentially a game changer,” say ...

The TEER procedure is highly recommended for patients who are considered high surgical risk due to pre-existing issues like hypertension, diabetes, obesity, advanced age, physical frailty, enlarged or ...

Mitral valve prolapse affects about 1.4 percent of the population, largely people with genetic syndromes like Marfan, Williams–Beuren, and Ehlers–Danlos. [16] ...

Mumbai: For a 66-year-old grandmother from Latur who was breathing with difficulty for almost six months, doctors at the ...

Madam Tay Sioh Lian began experiencing bouts of breathlessness while walking or climbing the stairs. “I couldn’t even walk 30 ...

Overall age-adjusted mortality rates have fallen, but the poorest parts of the world aren’t sharing in the benefits.

The Miller School of Medicine and UHealth – University of Miami Health System welcome Juan Pablo Umaña, M.D., an internationally recognized leader in cardiovascular surgery, as professor and Chief of ...