A heart valve that is severely damaged may need replacing. A surgeon may replace the damaged valve via an incision in the groin. The heart contains four valves, which allow blood to move in and out of ...

Testing by Rutgers Health and other institutions is reshaping how – and how gently – doctors repair failing valves ...

Professor of Surgery, Chief of Cardiac Surgery and Director of Structural Heart Disease Mark Russo recently helped author ...

Albany Medical Center has performed the region's first minimally invasive tricuspid valve replacement, benefiting patients with inoperable leaky heart valves.

Dr Jeilan Mohamed is an Interventional Cardiologist and Head of Cardiology at AKUH,N Is it true that you can fix something wrong in the heart by inserting a wire through the groin? How is this even ...

For decades, the phrase "heart surgery" conjured images of major operations, long scars, and weeks of recovery. However, a quiet revolution has taken place in c ...

Dr. Cindy Grines answers the question: 'Rest After Cardiac Catheterization?' — -- Question: How long should I rest after a cardiac catheterization? Answer: Well, the recovery period after cardiac ...

St. Luke’s Structural Heart team is among the first in Pennsylvania to use the ShortCut device, improving safety in complex valve-in-valve TAVR procedures.

Dr. Daubert answers the question: 'What Is An EP Test, And Is It Dangerous?' — -- Question: What is an EP test, and is it dangerous? Answer :An electrophysiology test or EP test for short is a ...

Using a previously “instrumented” radial artery—one that has been used for transradial PCI or invasive angiography—as a bypass graft for cardiac surgery is not associated with poor clinical outcomes ...

State health regulators are considering allowing freestanding surgery centers to perform certain heart procedures outside of hospitals, sowing division within the industry about how it might reshape ...

Walking into the sterile, catheterization lab at Saint Agnes Medical Center in Northeast Fresno is like stepping into a war room in the battle against a potentially deadly heart condition with the ...