Surgeons at Intermountain Health are testing a new approach to treat the ascending aorta — a critical artery once considered ...

Four teams were assembled at Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute to save a mother. — -- In any emergency medical procedure, doctors are quick to make a plan and jump into action. But for the ...

Most 17-year-olds are sleeping at 7 a.m. on a weekday, but Anna Gabrielle Geneblazo was wide awake watching open-heart ...

A beveled aortic hemiarch replacement is a surgical procedure to repair an aortic aneurysm or aortic dissection in the ascending aorta and arch of the aorta. This procedure involves removing the ...

Testing by Rutgers Health and other institutions is reshaping how – and how gently – doctors repair failing valves ...

Heart condition also took the life of TV star John Ritter in 2003. Dec. 14, 2010— -- A man powerful enough to end a war died Tuesday of a tiny tear close to his heart. Special Envoy to Pakistan ...

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 ...

Aortic root surgery (ARS) is a procedure to repair or replace the aortic root. There are various types of ARS surgery that come with different risks and benefits. The aorta is a large blood vessel ...