Iowa woman becomes first person in Nebraska to undergo new procedure

An 86-year-old woman from Iowa became the first person in Nebraska to undergo a new heart valve replacement procedure, ...
Kaleido Scope

New procedure at UAB offers minimally invasive option for patients at high risk for open heart surgery

Ms. Jones went to her physician and was diagnosed with tricuspid regurgitation, which occurs when the tricuspid valve in the heart does not close properly, allowing blood to flow backward into the ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

New heart procedure reduces need for open heart surgery

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Local doctors at the TriHealth Heart and Vascular Institute are pioneering a breakthrough specialty that reduces the need for open heart surgery. Dr. Joseph Choo, a structural ...
KCTV News

Saint Luke’s patient avoids third open heart surgery thanks to minimally invasive procedure

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - One Saint Luke’s Mid-America Heart Institute patient is sharing her lifelong journey with heart disease that has left hospital staff feeling like family. 41-year-old Christin ...
Wall Street Journal

A Breakthrough Heart Procedure Comes With Risky Tradeoffs

After months of dizziness and arms aching so badly she could barely walk her dog, Susan Glannan lay stunned in a sunny hospital room as a doctor told her she should have open heart surgery. The idea ...