Cardiovascular Diseases and Cardiac Surgery Featured News May 17, 2025 Treating patients earlier with tricuspid valve repair or replacement Pioneers in challenging tricuspid valve repair and tricuspid valve replacement, Mayo Clinic cardiac surgeons intervene early. Patients experience better outcomes and quality of life. May 17, 2025 Novel self-centering catheter designed to aid retrograde aortic valve crossing during TAVR found safe and effective in new study Mayo Clinic interventional cardiologists are first in world to use new catheter for TAVR. The research is published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. April 18, 2025 Navigating the complexities of exercise, sports and complex cardiac disease for patients with active lifestyles The specialists at Mayo Clinic's Sports Cardiology Clinic understand the impact of exercise on cardiac structure and function. The multidisciplinary team helps patients with known or previously undiagnosed cardiovascular conditions remain active. April 18, 2025 Expanding the possibilities of treatment options for patients with coronary microvascular disease Mayo Clinic Cardiovascular Medicine researchers found that implanting an hourglass-shaped stent improves angina and coronary flow reserve in patients with microvascular dysfunction. The findings were published in JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions. Latest Videos See All Novel mitral therapies — A Mayo Clinic perspective Mayo Clinic heart specialist Kyle W. Klarich, M.D., interventional cardiologist Mayra Guerrero, M.D., and cardiovascular surgeon Arman Arghami, M.D., M.P.H., discuss the advantages of minimally invasive surgical and interventional approaches. They also provide recommendations on the optimal time to refer patients for intervention or surgery. Interviews with the experts: The David procedure Malakh L. Shrestha, M.B.B.S., Ph.D., discusses advances in aortic valve surgery and highlights the benefits of valve-sparing reimplantation to preserve the aortic valve. Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy guideline update: Mayo Clinic's perspective Mayo Clinic experts in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy discuss the top four changes to the 2024 updated American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology hypertrophic cardiomyopathy guidelines. Clinical Trials See All A Study to Evaluate Long-term Outcomes of Alcohol Septal Ablation for Hypertrophic CardiomyopathyRochester, Minn.A Study to Evaluate NT-proBNP Levels in the Prediction of Intrapartum and Postpartum Events in Adult Congenital Heart Disease PatientsRochester, Minn.A Study of Long-Term Outcomes of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Recipients with Congestive Heart FailureRochester, Minn. Publications E-NEWSLETTER EDITION See the latest edition plus past issues Subscribe to updates Monthly eNewsletter highlighting diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in cardiovascular diseases and cardiac surgery at Mayo Clinic Subscribe Read Recent Issues More News 1 Revolutionary advances in the future of cardiology 2 Why virtual reality (VR) is an alternative approach for helping patients with anxiety before open-heart surgery 3 How minimally invasive TAVR technology helps patients with aortic valve stenosis 4 Artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled digital stethoscope can help diagnose peripartum cardiomyopathy 5 New field of catheter-based method led by Mayo Clinic interventional cardiologists successfully removes right-sided infective endocarditis in patients without surgery Medical Professionals Cardiovascular Diseases and Cardiac Surgery