New medical advancements are making surgery less invasive for those with Aortic Valve Disease. When the aortic heart valve ...

Research suggests that over 120,000 patients suffer from aortic arch disease in the US and Europe annually, but only around ...

Endospan, a privately-held company pioneering solutions for the endovascular repair of aortic arch disease, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the NEXUS (R) ...

NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The power of knowing your family history. It plays a role in so many conditions, even if the genetics aren't known yet. And a son's quick recall of his family may have ...

Ascending aortic hemiarch reconstruction offers the same long-term benefits to patients over age 65 with acute type A aortic dissection (ATAAD) as more complex extended arch reconstruction procedures, ...

Aortic valve surgery encompasses a spectrum of interventions designed to correct valvular dysfunction and aortic root pathology. Traditional approaches, such as the Bentall procedure, involve ...

John Cantrell was enjoying his retirement until an unexpected condition forced him to choose between two kinds of heart ...

For people experiencing severe aortic stenosis who do not have symptoms or need symptom relief, early aortic valve replacement surgery may be beneficial because it reduces the risk of death, heart ...

Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) gives broadly comparable results to conventional open surgery, with equal efficacy, faster recovery time and improved quality of life at one year, ...

SAN ANTONIO -- During aortic arch surgery, even short bouts of hypothermic circulatory arrest (HCA) were associated with neurocognitive and neuroimaging deficits after surgery regardless of the level ...

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