Minimally invasive heart procedures like transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) and MitraClip placement to treat ...

Corewell Health was awarded the Mitral Valve Repair Reference Center Award, one of only 24 centers in the country.

Open heart surgery for aortic or mitral valve repair or replacement has traditionally required opening the patient’s chest through their sternum (breast bone). In many cases today, a minimally ...

The quality of valve surgery itself ... who had two previous closed mitral commissurotomies for calcific mitral stenosis. Ralph Berg, who started open-heart surgery in Spokane and did one of ...

A 78-year-old patient with severe mitral regurgitation has successfully undergone the MitraClip procedure, marking a ...

The NHS undertakes around 2,200 mitral valve repair operations each year ... Now we can see the heart beating inside its sac, which we open with scissors and siphon off the surrounding fluid.

Dental hygiene may not be the first thing many think about when they consider what can impact their heart health. For one ...

The tricuspid valve is anatomically complex. It’s often called the “forgotten valve” because of its position in the back of ...

Q. I have a leaky heart valve that may need surgery down the road. Can you tell me about heart-valve surgery in one of your columns? A. First, let’s explain briefly how the heart works.

Beyond surgical excellence, St. Elizabeth prioritizes a highly specialized and patient-focused approach to cardiac care.

“The MitraClip is a revolutionary device that allows mitral valve repair without surgery, offering new hope to patients who cannot undergo traditional open-heart procedures. It significantly ...