Philips’ 3D intracardiac echocardiography catheter is ready for its close-up—its extreme, in vivo close-up, that is. A little less than a year after securing 510(k) clearance from the FDA, the ...

Life became increasingly difficult for those patients who were facing chronic heart problems. Mitral valve leakage or regurgitation is the most common valvular heart disease. With a global prevalence ...

In tonight’s avera medical minute, we give you an inside look at a minimally invasive procedure for valve replacement.

Michelle Judy, the structural heart coordinator, holds up the box for the WATCHMAN FLX Pro Device as interventional cardiologist Dr. Fernando Boccalandro explains what it does at Medical Center ...

Intended for use in structural heart procedures, the cardiac imaging catheter is expected to drive growth for Boston Scientific’s Watchman stroke protection device.

November 17, 2025Innovation uses AI to track and visualize tiny repair devices* through the beating heart, helping clinicians navigate in 3D ...

Let’s discuss a medical procedure that is currently making headlines. It is called ablation. Sportspeople are frequently talking about it these days. Jim Harbaugh publicly shared his own story. It ...

For decades, the phrase "heart surgery" conjured images of major operations, long scars, and weeks of recovery. However, a quiet revolution has taken place in c ...

Jerry Handy says that what you don’t know can hurt you. Eight years ago, at age 37, this resident of Grant County, Northern Kentucky — a police captain for local law enforcement — was diagnosed with a ...