Leyla and Noah Ellis share more than just a last name. The matching scars on their chests show how open heart surgery saved their lives.

CHICAGO - This Valentine’s Day, we heard from a woman who recently underwent a rare dual organ transplant. Doctors gave Laura Valentine a new heart and liver. Valentine, 35, was born with only half a ...

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, claiming approximately 700,000 lives each year.

Long-time volunteer at Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital in Geneva celebrates procedure that saved her heart as hospital ...

Olympic 400m silver medallist and two-time 400m relay world champion Roger Black reveals he had open heart surgery three ...

The last two decades have seen an increase in the use of biological over mechanical heart valve replacements. However, while ...

Edwards Lifesciences stock popped Wednesday on strong sales of its TAVR procedures, leading to a top- and bottom-line beat.

Georgia Tech researchers 3D print bioresorbable heart valves. Once implanted, the patient-specific valves will be absorbed by ...

As tools become more precise and non-invasive, doctors are able to diagnose and treat heart conditions with greater accuracy and efficiency.

Every year, more than 5 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with heart valve disease, but this condition has no ...

Patients aged between 50 to 70 years with a mechanical heart valve replacement had better long-term survival compared to those with a biological valve, new research led by the University of Bristol ...

"Don't be afraid to go to the doctor and get checked. But if you are it's ok. Just make sure you do it afraid, but ultimately, get it done," she says.