Tricuspid atresia is a congenital anomaly in which the tricuspid valve is absent and the right ventricle is small (hypoplastic). The normal connection between the right atrium and the right ...

A groundbreaking heart procedure at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital has made Maryland history. Joan Mertz, 83, became the first patient in the state to undergo an artificial heart valve replacement ...

A first of its kind surgery to help people with a specific type of heart failure is going through clinical trials at Providence St. Vincent’s.

Ms Chapman was born with tricuspid atresia — an improperly formed tricuspid valve — and had her first open heart surgery at two days old. She was operated on again when she was three and at ...