After heart valve surgery, focus on a nutrient-dense, high fiber diet rich in whole grains, fruits, nuts, and heart-healthy proteins and fats. Heart valve replacement surgery involves replacing a ...

On a cold December morning in 1960, a small surgical team at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston gathered around an ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Specialists at the Norton Heart and Vascular Institute made history this week in Louisville using a ...

After heart valve replacement surgery, a doctor usually encourages people to resume eating as soon as possible. This may include foods such as fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins.

DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I am a 5-foot-2 woman, weighing 125 pounds. I’m active; I walk an hour every day. I was diagnosed with mitral valve stenosis 37 years ago as a teenager. I received a replacement ...

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa. (WPVI) -- The TAVR procedure has revolutionized a challenging task in heart care: fixing stiff valves. And it has made the process much easier for patients, getting them back to ...

Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Heart & Vascular Institute performed Kentucky’s first transcatheter tricuspid valve replacement using the Evoque system.  The catheter-based procedure, developed by ...

Allmed Solutions (TASE: ALMD), an Israeli biomedical company, has announced a dramatic success in a first-in-human trial, ...

A leaky heart valve means blood isn’t moving correctly through one of the heart’s four valves. This can cause complications like heart rhythm disturbances and heart failure. But treatment is usually ...

The aortic valve sits between the heart’s left ventricle and the aorta. It opens and closes with the heartbeat to allow blood to flow to the body without leaking back into the heart. It may need to be ...

DUBLIN, Dec. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Transcatheter Heart Valve Replacement Market, Volume, Share by Materials, Position, Region, Companies" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's ...

Former California governor and film star Arnold Schwarzenegger had open-heart surgery in California on Thursday to replace a failed pulmonic valve. Former California governor and film star Arnold ...