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 ...

TUPELO — 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 ...

Unlike traditional open-heart surgery, which requires a large chest incision, this advanced minimally invasive aortic valve replacement was performed through a six-centimeter incision on the right ...

Given the high surgical risk, he successfully underwent Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI), a minimally invasive alternative to open-heart surgery. Today, he is living independently ...

NYHA: New York Heart ... valve area and transvalvular gradient measurement, paravalvular leaks, device migration, emergency valve in valve implantation, conversion to conventional surgery and ...

The minimally invasive procedure is designed to treat mitral regurgitation, a heart condition where the mitral valve does not close ... ineligible for open-heart surgery can now be assisted.

Congenital heart disease or defect is a common type of birth defect that needs medical attention. The exact cause is unclear, but it may be connected to genetic factors or the mother’s health ...

Background: Late severe tricuspid regurgitation (TR) after left-side valve surgery (LSVS) is not uncommon ... With the advancement of minimally invasive techniques, isolated tricuspid valve ...

Now, an innovative, minimally invasive procedure offered at ... like Hazel who struggle with a leaky tricuspid valve,” says Cara Ladouceur, RN, a cardiology nurse at UVM Medical Center. “Open-heart ...