MIAMI — As recently as 2005, U.S. Air Force retiree Merle Hargis, then 78, would routinely ride his motorcycle to the airport so he could fly one of the ultralight airplanes he had built. More ...

MINNEAPOLIS - Medtronic, Inc. today announced it has received Conformité Européenne (CE) Mark for valve-in-valve (VIV) procedures using the CoreValve® and CoreValve® Evolut(TM) transcatheter aortic ...

Edwards Lifesciences ($EW) reports initial success with the first three human implants of its Fortis mitral transcatheter heart valve. Good news is crucial here if ...

Mitral valve regurgitation is a common heart valve condition in which the mitral valve cannot close properly. Cardiologists may implant mitral valve clips to help the valve close effectively. Mitral ...

Retired meat-cutter Will Neighbors is still plenty sharp. But when he was diagnosed with a failing heart valve, he knew he was in trouble. "I just couldn't do anything," said Neighbors. "I couldn't ...

Members of MidMichigan's comprehensive Structural Heart Program began performing a new minimally invasive heart valve procedure known as transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in July 2016.

Even women who felt well before pregnancy may begin to notice symptoms around 28 to 30 weeks, when the cardiovascular system ...

To meet increasing demands for carbon capture and storage (CCS) services, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has completed updates to its subsurface safety valve (SSSV) facilities to accommodate ...