UW Medicine is researching a non-invasive technique for replacing faulty heart valves that could help patients avoid open heart surgery. It's called the Transcatheter Aortic Valve (TAVR). The aortic ...

A new approach to the guidance, planning and conduct of heart bypass surgery has been successfully tested on patients for the first time in a clinical trial coordinated by a research team at ...

Many post-surgical heart injuries go unnoticed, but cardiologist input can change outcomes. Study: Peri-operative myocardial infarction/injury after non-cardiac ...

Compared with traditional replacement valves, sutureless valves placed through minimally invasive cardiac surgery have less data supporting their use but offer unique features that might make them the ...

Many minimally invasive procedures are available to treat problems with your heart. These procedures can fix issues like malfunctioning valves and blockages in your heart’s arteries. Traditional heart ...

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SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Vektor Medical, the developer of the world’s first technology to rapidly map cardiac arrhythmias using only 12-lead ECG data, today announced Circulation: Arrhythmia and ...

A heart check-up is recommended in even apparently healthy people over 65 years of age before intermediate- or high-risk non-cardiac surgery, according to European Society of Cardiology (ESC) ...