“Robotically assisted mitral valve surgery allows us to make even smaller incisions with greater precision,” one surgeon said. “By using the robotic arms, we have more degrees of articulation than with our natural wrists."

Surgeons at NYU Langone Health successfully transplanted two genetically engineered pigs hearts into recently deceased humans in June and July.

Focused rotary jet spinning appears to hold some key advantages over 3D printing and other techniques. Engineers at Harvard think it could represent the future of organ biofabrication. 

However, the study’s authors did find associations between suboptimal TAVR procedures and adverse outcomes.

Michael Mack, MD, a key pioneer in transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), explains the history of TAVR and where things are headed.

The FDA would approve trials on a case-by-case basis, according to an anonymous source close to the situation. 

Researchers studied data from more than three million patients, including approximately 76,000 who underwent heart surgery.

Doctors involved with the historic procedure shared key details about their experience in the New England Journal of Medicine.