Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health has appointed Joseph Bavaria, MD, as executive director of the Bruce & Robbi Toll Heart and Vascular Institute and chair of the department of cardiac surgery at ...

I had no symptoms and thousands of people die every year with the condition I now have as it goes undirected until it is too late. Luckily for me, although I had severe pain, I didn’t have a full ...

Despite guideline recommendations, the use of bioprosthetic heart valves has surpassed mechanical valves, but data from a ...

A study presented at the 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting reveals that mechanical aortic valve replacements (AVRs) provide significant long-term survival benefits for ...

PCI plus transcatheter aortic valve replacement in Medicare beneficiaries, a speaker reported. This study using real-word data was presented at the Society of Thoracic Surgeons annual meeting and ...

Jay Gurney embarked on the welding apprenticeship following the sudden death of his older brother, Lee, who sadly passed away ...

Patients aged between 50 to 70 years with a mechanical heart valve replacement had better long-term survival compared to ...

LOS ANGELES—January 25, 2025—A late-breaking study presented today at the 2025 Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS) Annual Meeting reveals that mechanical aortic valve replacements (AVRs ...

The Medicare data contradict results from the TCW randomized trial but better represent real-world practice, say authors.

As a result of advancements in medical facilities and the use of modern technology, complex issues like heart attacks now ...

Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains the most serious complication of repairing descending thoracic and thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms, with endovascular ...

The Cardiac Surgery Department of the Republican Clinical Medical Centre of Belarus’ President Administration is actively implementing ...