A groundbreaking heart procedure at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital has made Maryland history. Joan Mertz, 83, became the first patient in the state to undergo an artificial heart valve replacement ...

What once required days in the hospital and open heart surgery can now often be done in under 30 minutes, with patients going home the next day. For the final Wellness Wednesday of Heart Month, two ...

A simpler alternative to open heart surgery is gaining popularity, but some find ​their new valves don’t last as long as they ...

There are two options to consider if you need to have your aortic valve replaced.

Doctors at KIMS Saveera Hospital in Anantapur performed a heart valve replacement on a 75-year-old patient without surgery, ...

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — The University of Virginia’s (UVA) Heart & Vascular Center is offering new hope for cardiac patients with a less invasive alternative to open-heart surgery. The new ...

This photo was taken after the surgery to correct the bleed on Poppy McGee’s brain last year. She is in the center in the front, in her wheelchair. Mollie is to her left, along with Mollie’s daughter, ...

Cleveland Clinic surgeons are using a new robotic-assisted procedure to replace a damaged aortic valve through a small neck incision. Doctors say the technique may shorten recovery time compared with ...

ALBANY, N.Y (WNYT) — Albany Medical Center has performed the region’s first minimally invasive tricuspid valve replacement, benefiting patients with inoperable leaky heart valves. Doctors used the ...

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 ...

Former PGA Championship winner Davis Love III is recovering at home after undergoing open-heart surgery last week. Love, 60, underwent surgery to replace a “leaky valve” on Jan. 21 and was released ...