For high-risk patients, the method could offer a safer alternative to open-heart surgery.

UC San Francisco interventional cardiologists and interventional echocardiographers recently performed two novel minimally invasive cardiac procedures for the first time in the health system.

This surgery is ideal for patients who may be deemed inoperable or at high risk for open heart surgery. For patients like Ms.

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 ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new trial showed a procedure that thousands need each year to keep their hearts healthy may be performed in a safer way. The alternative way may help with recovery time.

With significant advancements in heart treatment, the days of open-heart surgery as the only option for complex heart conditions are mostly behind us. Today, minimally invasive procedures can be used ...

Nothing seemed to slow Ed Papelian down during the past 94 years. The former World War II bomber pilot worked out at 5 a.m. every day. He regularly played table tennis with his buddies and even took ...

UC San Francisco interventional cardiologists and interventional echocardiographers recently performed the health system’s first commercial transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement procedure using ...

At age 51, I was diagnosed with severe rheumatic mitral stenosis. After a second round of tests, treatment was changed from open-heart surgery to balloon valvuloplasty. What can I do to help the ...

You may not need surgery to repair an aortic valve. A nonsurgical catheter procedure with small incisions may be a better option in some cases. Share on Pinterest Getty Images When the aortic valve in ...

If you have severe tricuspid valve regurgitation, doctors may recommend repair or replacement surgery. The tricuspid valve is one of four valves in your heart’s four chambers. It’s on the right side ...