While not every heart surgery can be performed without transfusion, The Christ Hospital cardiac surgery program has refined ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - New technology at CoxHealth in Springfield is providing patients with aortic aneurysms access to a newly FDA-approved procedure called Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis, ...

Physicians at Miami-based HCA Florida Mercy Hospital became the first in the state to perform a new procedure called thoraflex hybrid complete aortic replacement. Thoraflex hybrid complete aortic ...

The Bentall procedure is a surgical operation used to treat aneurysms and other related conditions in the aorta where the aortic valve is damaged. The procedure involves the replacement of the patient ...

Two of the company’s aortic stents have displayed potential to improve patient outcomes post-surgery.

Endovascular treatment of aortic pathology for patients with CTD has a high rate of early technical success, low 30-day mortality, and a midterm survival rate comparable with previous reports of open ...

Janice Couch, 62, a retired pre-school teacher from Grand Rapids, Michigan, is finally physically ready to receive two procedures that stand to change her life, thanks to Henry Ford Health ...

The "Ross procedure" may be a more favorable option for aortic valve replacement among patients under 50 years old than more standard mechanical or biological replacements, according to a new study ...

Before I explain the surgery, let me back up and tell you what an aortic aneurysm is. Cleveland Clinic explains, “An ascending thoracic aortic aneurysm (ATAA) is a bulging area in the first part of ...

In the United States each year, about 21,000 people learn they have a potentially fatal condition even though they feel fine. Without any warning, an aortic aneurysm killed comic actor John Ritter ...

Bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is a common congenital heart defect where the aortic valve has two leaflets (cusps) instead of ...