Minimally invasive heart procedures like transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and MitraClip placement to treat mitral regurgitation can improve quality of life, and even be lifesaving, for ...

Despite guideline recommendations, the use of bioprosthetic heart valves has surpassed mechanical valves, but data from a ...

Aortic stenosis is fairly uncommon among young people, though not absent. In younger folks, the disease is typically caused by a congenital heart condition. As we age, calcium deposits can build up ...

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

Background Aortic stenosis is a degenerative condition with high mortality in its severe stages and no preventive treatment.

Eightyseven-year-old Tara Chand (name changed) of Panchkula, who had undergone a non-surgical procedure for aortic valve replacement in 2024, remembers that he was rushed to the hospital in critical ...

A high burden of heart valve diseases is driving its expansion. India’s transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) market ...

February 17, 2025 - DALLAS The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) has developed a globally ...

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, claiming approximately 700,000 lives each year.