The UHS Heart & Vascular Institute recently celebrated a significant milestone with the completion of their 1,000th TAVR (Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement) procedure. This achievement is more ...

In the United States, cardiovascular health is especially important. Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S., and as many as 1.5 million people have been diagnosed with aortic stenosis ...

The Lee Health Heart Institute recently hit a significant milestone—the team has performed more than 2,000 transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedures! The expert team of interventional ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a procedure that can treat narrowing of the aortic valve in the heart. It involves an expandable replacement valve that helps improve blood flow. A ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bronson Methodist Hospital and Bronson Advanced Cardiac Healthcare are celebrating 13 years of performing transcatheter aortic ...

As Sayed explained, when the heart pumps blood through the body the aorta valve has to be able to open and close to keep the blood flowing. When the valve is not working properly, either because it’s ...

Before your blood gets pumped out of your heart to circulate through the body, it must pass through the aortic valve. If the aortic valve becomes narrowed or hardened, the condition known as aortic ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — There's a procedure offered at Corewell that's extending lives. It's called transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR. Before this procedure, the options for patients were ...

At 95 years old, Ventura Latorre was running out of time as severe aortic stenosis pushed him into repeated hospitalizations ...

The potential is high for TAVR adoption in emerging markets, according to Venkat Rajan, an analyst at Frost & Sullivan. “It is, however, coming in at a higher price point than traditional valves,” he ...

CHICAGO -- Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) continued to hold its own against surgery for younger patients at low surgical risk, with the Evolut Low Risk trial now halfway to its goal of ...