With one type of operation, called transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), you get a thin tube that runs through a small opening in your leg and up to your heart. Your doctor uses that tube ...

A minimally invasive procedure gives one patient a second chance — and signals major strides in cardiovascular care.

A surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) requires open heart surgery, during which the patient is put on cardiopulmonary bypass. As with all medical procedures, both TAVI and SAVR have their own ...

Worried, she convinced him to check with a cardiologist, who proffered bad news: Howard had a failing aortic valve in his heart that could kill him in a year or less. He needed a replacement.

TAVR lets patients recover much more quickly than open-heart surgery. Patients who are facing an aortic-valve replacement can ask their doctor about having the TAVR procedure at OhioHealth ...

In that surgery, called transcatheter aortic valve replacement, or TAVR, cardiologists insert a replacement valve through a patient’s groin and thread it all the way to the heart.

RATES of permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) exceed 20% in patients with aortic regurgitation (AR). A new retrospective ...

Newark, N.J.-based University Hospital’s Structural Heart Program completed its 100th transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedure. Each procedure is performed by a multidisciplinary team, ...

Dr. Justin Dunn, who oversees the heart disease program, says patients can now receive the same level of care as UH Cleveland ...

Medically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MDMedically reviewed by Jeffrey S. Lander, MD Heart valves keep blood flowing in the right direction between the heart's four chambers. If a valve, such as the ...