Percutaneous aortic valve replacement is becoming a reality and brings new hope for a number of patients who cannot currently be treated with traditional surgical techniques. Whereas surgical valve ...

New aortic valve replacement doesn't require major surgery Dr. Mubashir Mumtaz, a PinnacleHealth heart surgeon, explains a new kind of aortic valve replacement that ...

Irvine, CA - Just three months after the launch of the first US clinical feasibility trial of Edwards Lifesciences' (Irvine, CA) percutaneous aortic valve, the company has announced that the study is ...

Dr. Mubashir Mumtaz and Dr. Brijeshwar Maini, who are the co-directors of the heart valve clinic at PinnacleHealth System. A PinnacleHealth System patient has received a new kind of artificial heart ...

Several advances have been made in interventional cardiology, particularly in the field of valvular heart disease. Among the procedures for which technologies are available, percutaneous replacement ...

Twenty years ago, few interventional cardiologists could have imagined that during their professional careers it would be possible to replace a diseased aortic valve using catheter-based techniques, ...

Three new studies evaluate a rapidly advancing field within interventional cardiology: percutaneous procedures to repair and replace defective heart valves. Percutaneous valve procedures, which are ...

Just a few years ago, treating critical aortic stenosis required surgery. Now, there’s transcatheter aortic valve replacement, which allows for treatment of the heart’s blocked valve without actual ...

The aortic valve sits between the heart’s left ventricle and the aorta. It opens and closes with the heartbeat to allow blood to flow to the body without leaking back into the heart. It may need to be ...

One of the primary challenges of percutaneous valve delivery systems is achieving vascular access without excessive vascular complications. Most of the published experiences with these systems have ...