As transcatheter aortic valve replacement edges toward being a consideration for younger, lower-risk patients, researchers are beginning to think not only about achieving good clinical outcomes during ...

Ever since the first coronary bypass surgeries were performed 50 years ago, surgeons have been improving upon ways to keep blood flowing through our hearts — primarily with coronary artery bypass and ...

The addition of mitral valve (MV) repair (a valve of the heart) to coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), a type of open-heart surgery, did not result in significant benefit to the patient and was ...

Scientists have developed a novel technique that prevents coronary artery obstruction during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), a rare but often fatal complication. The method, called ...

Over the last seven years, mortality rates for patients who undergo coronary artery bypass and or heart valve surgery have plummeted by more than 20 percent in Pennsylvania. Despite an increase in ...

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Valvular aortic stenosis is a progressive disease in which the end stage is characterized by obstruction of left ventricular outflow, resulting in inadequate cardiac output, decreased exercise ...

Background: A 75-year-old male with a history of myocardial infarction and recent transient ischemic attack was referred to a cardiology clinic for preoperative evaluation before a cystectomy.

Background Cardiac surgery carries a heightened risk of bradyarrhythmias, but current permanent pacemaker (PPM) implantation ...

After heart valve surgery, focus on a nutrient-dense, high fiber diet rich in whole grains, fruits, nuts, and heart-healthy proteins and fats. Heart valve replacement surgery involves replacing a ...

Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2008;5(6):350-353. Randall N de Visser, RN de Visser gained his medical degree in 1996 from the University of Limburg, Maastricht, The Netherlands, and in 1997 he ...