A GRANDFATHER has become one of the first Irish patients to undergo a new alternative to open-heart surgery – and told how he ...

The Mater Hospital in Dublin says a new mitral valve procedure is a major advancement for heart patients judged too high-risk ...

Paris, France - Incremental updates in the field of percutaneous valve interventions suggest that one of the latest frontiers in interventional cardiology is making slow but steady progress. Some of ...

Percutaneous aortic valve replacement is becoming a reality and brings new hope for a number of patients who cannot currently be treated with traditional surgical techniques. Whereas surgical valve ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite similar procedural success, percutaneous mitral valve repair for post-MI mitral regurgitation was ...

Nearly 50% of patients suffering from a diseased mitral heart valve with severe, symptomatic regurgitation are currently denied open-heart surgery because it is considered too risky; in the future, ...

Paris, France - A 62-year-old male and a 30-year-old male are the first recipients of a new percutaneous aortic valve, the manufacturer of the device announced this month. The percutaneous ReValving ...

Occurrence and Classification of Cerebrovascular Events after Isolated Bioprosthetic Surgical Aortic Valve Replacement: A Competing Risk Analysis of the CAREAVR Study Receive the the latest news, ...