A Las Vegas hospital is marking history in Nevada's health care, offering a better treatment option for patients with some of ...

The aorta, the body's main artery, is being given a special honour of the medical world: recognition as an independent human organ. "This is a big step," says Martin Czerny from the Freiburg ...

Southern Hills Hospital told KSNV that its team completed what it says is the state's first FDA-approved minimally invasive ...

Ed Fulcher, 90, a lifelong resident of Morehead City, works every day in his home shop building model boats for sale. About a year ago, Fulcher noticed he couldn’t work in his shop more than 15 ...

The Bentall procedure is a surgical operation used to treat aneurysms and other related conditions in the aorta where the aortic valve is damaged. The procedure involves the replacement of the patient ...

When an aneurysm occurs in the chest (above your diaphragm) it's called a thoracic aortic aneurysm. Thoracic aortic aneurysms are classified based on which part of the aorta is abnormal: While your ...

Jeffrey Street’s unruptured aortic aneurysm was stretching his aortic valve with severe leakage. A life-saving surgery awaited him in New York City, but that required a cross-country flight amid the ...

Janice Couch, 62, a retired pre-school teacher from Grand Rapids, Michigan, is finally physically ready to receive two procedures that stand to change her life, thanks to Henry Ford Health ...

Physicians at Miami-based HCA Florida Mercy Hospital became the first in the state to perform a new procedure called thoraflex hybrid complete aortic replacement. Thoraflex hybrid complete aortic ...

The "Ross procedure" may be a more favorable option for aortic valve replacement among patients under 50 years old than more standard mechanical or biological replacements, according to a new study ...

In the United States each year, about 21,000 people learn they have a potentially fatal condition even though they feel fine. Without any warning, an aortic aneurysm killed comic actor John Ritter ...

Aortic Stenosis is a serious heart condition in which the aortic valve narrows, restricting blood flow from the heart's pumping chamber to the aorta and body.