When doctors need to confirm a coronary artery blockage, they usually recommend a cardiac catheterization. But the procedure, which threads a narrow tube to the heart through the groin, neck or arm, ...

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 ...

University of MIchigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, part of Ann Arbor-based Michigan Medicine, is among the first in the U.S. to perform a catheter-based pulmonary valve replacement on a ...

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 surgery: association between ...

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 ...