The 46-year-old Princeton, New Jersey, dad was born with a defective aortic valve and had two heart surgeries as a child.

For children born with a heart defect, every growth spurt has often meant another trip to the operating room.

The FDA has approved a surgically implanted pulmonary heart valve for pediatric patients with congenital pulmonary valve disease.  | The FDA has approved a surgically implanted pulmonary heart valve ...

Corcym's Perceval Plus sutureless aortic heart valve shows excellent durability, safety and quality of life at up to 7 years at EACTS meeting.

Current replacement heart valves come with significant limitations. Mechanical valves typically require patients to take blood-thinning medications for life, while bioprosthetic valves, often made ...

Heart valve clips can repair certain leaking valves without open-heart surgery by bringing valve leaflets together, reducing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mary Ann George had a question for Dr. George D'Angelo, shortly after the groundbreaking Erie heart surgeon replaced two of her ...

Children with congenital heart disease outgrow their replacement valves, requiring repeat open-heart surgeries. The Autus can ...

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 ...

After heart valve replacement surgery, focus on a nutrient-dense, high fiber diet with whole grains, fruits and vegetables, heart-healthy proteins like fatty fish, legumes, and nuts to support healing ...

Heart valve disease happens when one or more of your heart’s four valves don’t work properly, preventing oxygen-rich blood from moving efficiently through your heart and to your body. This forces your ...

FDA-approved AUTUS heart valve expands inside a child's body as they grow, potentially reducing repeat open-heart surgeries for pulmonary valve disease.