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 ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Mark Maw learned he had a serious problem with his heart 17 years ago. "(I was) really tired — no energy," he said. "(My heart doctor) said, 'Oh, you got a leaky heart valve.'" Maw ...

A beveled aortic hemiarch replacement is a surgical procedure to repair an aortic aneurysm or aortic dissection in the ascending aorta and arch of the aorta. This procedure involves removing the ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - New technology at CoxHealth in Springfield is providing patients with aortic aneurysms access to a newly FDA-approved procedure called Thoracoabdominal Branch Endoprosthesis, ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A Northeast Philadelphia man with a family history of heart problems heeded his mother's advice about getting his checked early. That led him to Temple Health and a cutting-edge ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...