Patients aged between 50 to 70 years with a mechanical heart valve replacement had better long-term survival compared to those with a biological valve, new research led by the University of ...

Patients aged between 50 to 70 years with a mechanical heart valve replacement had better long-term survival compared to ...

The quality of valve surgery itself was still relatively crude for both closed- and open-heart techniques. But we made a deal. We would start the project by developing one valve at a time ...

Aortic valve stenosis” is an often-overlooked condition and a growing health concern in ageing societies such as Thailand.

At two years of follow-up, patients with a poorly functioning tricuspid valve in the heart who received the best available medical therapy plus a minimally invasive procedure using a clip to ...

This prevents the heart from working as it should and over time can lead to serious or even life-threatening problems. During this operation, the surgeon will make an incision, called a median ...

The success of the Starr-Edwards mechanical heart valve was heard around the world, giving patients hope and launching a new era of cardiac valve replacement. “Oregon’s Pioneering Hearts ...

A study led by bioengineers at the University of California San Diego sheds new light on how a type of heart valve disease, called aortic valve stenosis, progresses differently in males and females.

When this happens, the heart has to work harder to ... body but often do not directly treat the mechanical leakage of blood through the tricuspid valve, Kar said. The TRILUMINATE Pivotal trial ...