ANSWER: I am very sorry to hear about the sudden death of your friend during surgery. Open-heart surgery is always risky, but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mary Ann George had a question for Dr. George D'Angelo, shortly after the groundbreaking Erie heart surgeon replaced two of her ...

Background The use of artificial chords for mitral valve prolapse during minimally invasive mitral valve repair (MIMVR) has ...

The overall mortality risk from an open-heart mitral valve surgery is about 11%, which is about one in nine people based on ...

Mick Jagger, 75, underwent heart surgery to replace a valve in his heart, postponing the Rolling Stones tour. Jagger's younger brother, Chris, says "Mick is doing OK and is lucky to be alive." Doctors ...

A first-of-its-kind surgery is being performed as part of a clinical trial at The Lindner Research Center.The minimally invasive surgery is designed to treat severe native aortic regurgitation and ...

In the midst of exploding interest in aortic and mitral interventions, the tricuspid valve remains relatively uncharted territory. Isolated tricuspid valve (TV) surgery is particularly rare, but a new ...

NEW YORK CITY -- Heart valve innovation has made polymer valves a reality, with one such device boasting good 1-year outcomes in a small single-arm study. Adults who received the Tria device for ...