Bicuspid aortic valve surgery involves repairing or replacing a bicuspid valve. The procedure corrects a congenital condition in which a person has two cusps instead of three. A bicuspid aortic valve ...

Aortic root surgery (ARS) is a procedure to repair or replace the aortic root. There are various types of ARS surgery that come with different risks and benefits. The aorta is a large blood vessel ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive procedure to replace your aortic valve. The aortic valve controls blood flow from your heart to your aorta, the main artery that ...

Bob Shanahan, 82, taking a nature hike with his wife Patricia, underwent transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) surgery in February and made a remarkable recovery afterward. This less-invasive ...

Robert Shanahan needed surgery only twice in his life coming into this year, once to remove his tonsils when he was young, the other more recently when he needed a stent to open one of his blood ...

Replacement of the aortic valve with a minimally invasive procedure called TAVR proved effective in younger, healthier patients. By Gina Kolata With TAVR, the only incision is a small hole in the ...