After heart valve surgery, focus on a nutrient-dense, high fiber diet rich in whole grains, fruits, nuts, and heart-healthy proteins and fats. Heart valve replacement surgery involves replacing a ...

Of the two heart valve surgeries Janice Smith has had at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital, the second was much easier for her. "I had a good experience both times," the 86-year-old said. "It's just that ...

It involves less pain, less bleeding, and there’s lower risk of infection,” said cardiothoracic surgeon Dr. Sanjay Tripathi.

ELKHART, Ind. (WSBT) — Al Cover is walking and exercising again the way he was a few years ago. “I'm back to where I was before, doing hills. And in my work, my partners recognize the increase in my ...

The Lee Health Heart Institute is home to primary and specialty cardiovascular care, nationally ranked hospitals, the Shipley Cardiothoracic Center, cardiac rehabilitation and more, as well as the ...

It’s a serious heart defect that can cause blood to flow into the wrong part of the heart chamber, and up until recently, it ...

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 ...

This surgery is ideal for patients who may be deemed inoperable or at high risk for open heart surgery. For patients like Ms.