Journi Kelly, 11, needed a new heart. But her heart valves helped 2 other girls and allowed doctors to perform the 1st living mitral valve replacement.

Out-of-hospital mortality before 30 days was 1.2%, with roughly two-thirds of these patients dying from cardiovascular causes ...

The chordae tendineae (CT), often referred to as the “heart strings,” are thin, tendinous structures that connect the heart ...

The mitral valve is the most commonly repaired ... When you have aortic or pulmonic heart valve disease, valve replacement surgery is usually performed. In some cases, the aortic valve can be ...

Mitral valve replacement is a type of partial heart ... Duke Health via family "Before Journi's surgery, we were told the doctors were hoping to try a new procedure and asked if we were willing ...

The Duke team performed the world’s first living mitral valve replacement, a type of partial heart transplant, which Duke ...

The fact is, I’ve never been a smoker. Progress and miracles of modern medicine, an active lifestyle, a positive attitude and ...

Capstan Medical, a startup focused on robotic-assisted mitral and tricuspid valve replacement, recently completed its first patient implants.

Partial heart transplants provide a range of lifesaving options for children with complex congenital heart conditions, and ...

A new study from the University of Michigan has found that women are more likely to die from complications after high-risk ...