Ascending Aorta

Heart surgery is normally an invasive procedure involving a sternotomy, in which a surgeon cuts open the patient’s breastbone or sternum. Twenty years ago, Joseph Lamelas, MD, thought it did not always need to be that way.

Edwards Lifesciences announced that the FDA has approved an aortic valve conduit for use during bio-Bentall procedures.

Individuals who trained for and completed their first marathon experienced improved BP and aortic stiffness equivalent to an approximate 4-year reduction in vascular age, according to research published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.