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Vietnam Veteran receives life-saving heart valve procedure at VA Eastern Colorado.

The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center in Houston uses the groundbreaking OmniaSecure defibrillation lead device, enhancing Veterans' lives with innovative heart care.

New heart procedure at VA Palo Alto offers safer, less invasive treatment for tricuspid regurgitation, providing hope for improved recovery for Veterans.

WATCHMAN reduces stroke risk and serves as an alternative to lifelong use of blood thinners.

Cleveland VA Structural Heart Team performed first Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) in May 2019.

Doctors, researchers and engineers at VA Puget Sound Health Care System are working with the UW School of Medicine on new ways to use 3D printing to diagnose and treat complex heart conditions.

DC VA surgeons are using a new resilient tissue valve, a dramatic improvement over traditional and mechanical valves. The new design enhances the longevity and durability of the valve.

Cardiac catheterization is a procedure that examines how well the heart is working. A thin, hollow tube called a catheter is inserted into a large blood vessel leading to the heart. The results of the procedure tell doctors if patients have diseases of the heart muscle, valves or coronary arteries.

On March 27, 2015, I had open heart surgery for [...]

This week, VA’s Office of Research and Development published three News Briefs highlighting research findings on a suicide, liver disease and stroke.

Mike Gabler is a big reader of existential philosophy, the exploration of questions related to the meaning, purpose and value of human existence.

The benefits of 3D printing are limitless—from individually customized care, such as creating hand and foot orthotics, prosthetic limbs, and reconstructive surgery, to more groundbreaking applications, such as the ability to accurately replicate a patient’s heart, lung, spine, or aortic valve. Clearly, 3D printing has a profound impact on Veterans’ lives.