Royal Oak resident Patrick O’Brien underwent the first single-port robotic mitral valve repair on June 30.

The incidence of cardiovascular disease is rising across the globe, with more than 28 million people worldwide living with ...

Compare TAVR and redo open heart surgery for aortic valve stenosis, including risks, recovery, valve longevity, and how to ...

Heart valves can be replaced with open heart surgery or with less invasive procedures that don’t require your chest to be opened. Known as transcatheter valve replacement, this type of procedure has ...

Corewell Health in Royal Oak says it has performed the world’s first single-port robotic mitral valve repair, a procedure ...

Jenscare Scientific announced today that it received CE mark approval for its LuX-Valve plus under EU Medical Device ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. When the heart can’t pump blood through the body as well ...

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 ...

When a patient needs a new heart valve, the current mechanical and tissue replacements each have strengths and weaknesses. Now, a team of UBC Okanagan researchers believe they have found a way to ...

For two days at the end of 2024, Journi Kelly, 11, complained about stomach pain. Worried, mom Rachel Kinsey took her to the emergency room. “Her symptoms became full throttle to the point that she ...

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 ...