UC San Francisco interventional cardiologists and interventional echocardiographers recently performed two novel minimally invasive cardiac procedures for the first time in the health system.

Of the two heart valve surgeries Janice Smith has had at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, the second was much easier for her. "I had a good experience both times," the 86-year-old said. "It's just that ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new trial showed a procedure that thousands need each year to keep their hearts healthy may be performed in a safer way. The alternative way may help with recovery time.

With significant advancements in heart treatment, the days of open-heart surgery as the only option for complex heart conditions are mostly behind us. Today, minimally invasive procedures can be used ...

UC San Francisco interventional cardiologists and interventional echocardiographers recently performed the health system’s first commercial transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement procedure using ...

Nothing seemed to slow Ed Papelian down during the past 94 years. The former World War II bomber pilot worked out at 5 a.m. every day. He regularly played table tennis with his buddies and even took ...

The progress in cardiac surgery has opened up treatment choices for people with very different heart conditions. What once ...

Vowles was named Super League’s best player in 1999 after a stellar season for Castleford. He is still regarded as one of the ...

Jim “Mattress Mack” McIngvale was hospitalized over the Labor Day weekend. Local furniture store owner and personality Jim ‘Mattress Mack' McIngvale announced this week that he will soon undergo ...

Pune: Doctors at a city hospital successfully performed motorised transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) on a 61-year ...

You may not need surgery to repair an aortic valve. A nonsurgical catheter procedure with small incisions may be a better option in some cases. Share on Pinterest Getty Images When the aortic valve in ...