Despite guideline recommendations, the use of bioprosthetic heart valves has surpassed mechanical valves, but data from a large surgical database may lead to a reassessment of that practice.

Earlie Smith experienced an aortic dissection. Months later, her brother, Larry Smith, also had one. The same doctor helped ...

Olympic 400m silver medallist and two-time 400m relay world champion Roger Black reveals he had open heart surgery three ...

Growing up with a heart disease, Ashley Pecora never knew what her life was going to look like—until two years ago when she ...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains the most serious complication of repairing descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms, with endovascular ...

Growing up with a heart disease, Ashley Pecora never knew what her life was going to look like—until two years ago when she ...

Patients aged between 50 to 70 years with a mechanical heart valve replacement had better long-term survival compared to ...

The Cardiac Surgery Department of the Republican Clinical Medical Centre of Belarus’ President Administration is actively implementing ...

With new transcatheter options for the repair or replacement of tricuspid valves, the role and timing of repair — whether surgical or minimally invasive — is entering a time of transition.

A doctor is now being investigated for his possible role in the deaths of three patients. A former Adena Health System doctor ...

Heart sounds are one tool providers use to assess heart health. Learn about systolic, diastolic, and S1 to S4 heart sounds in ...