CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new trial showed a procedure that thousands need each year to keep their hearts healthy may be performed in a safer way. The alternative way may help with recovery time.

When Helga Abela of Redford was 60 years old, a faulty aortic valve made it difficult for her to catch her breath and just get through daily life. She was living in Traverse City at the time and her ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Local doctors are among the first in the nation to participate in a new heart trial. It could potentially reduce the need for complicated procedures that high-risk patients might ...

TO GET IT DONE....AND HE'S GONE FROM FIGHTING FOR EVERY BREATH...TO ALREADY FEELING BETTER. "WELCOME, YOU LOOK GOOD. HAVE A SEAT. HOW DO YOU FEEL. DOING GREAT. YOU DID WONDERS WITH ME. OKAY!" THIS IS ...

TULSA, Okla. — A new procedure at the Oklahoma Heart Institute is changing lives for people at high risk for heart surgery. “That’s why it’s so ground breaking and important. This is the first such ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. When it comes to heart disease, the facts are sobering ...

Inside your heart are four valves that act as traffic cops to ensure that blood flows in the correct manner. Sometimes these valves may become damaged, which may cause blood to back up into the heart ...

A minimally invasive heart procedure is giving new hope to patients with severe mitral regurgitation, thanks to the expertise ...

Cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Richard Dearman participated in hundreds of heart procedures over his 30 years in service to Acadiana families, never expecting that one day he would need one, himself. New ...

Manipal: Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, successfully performed transcatheter mitral valve replacement (TMVR), a minimally ...

Take action or wait and see? That’s been the longstanding question when it comes to people with failing heart valves experiencing few early symptoms. Now, the “wait and see” approach with regular ...