The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) has developed a globally inclusive standard dataset of ...

The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) has developed a globally inclusive standard dataset of 16 patient-centered outcome measures for people with heart valve disease, ...

The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) has developed a globally inclusive standard dataset of 16 ...

After surviving a life-threatening heart infection and undergoing emergency surgery, an Ontario man is celebrating both his recovery and his birthday on Valentine’s Day.

With new transcatheter options for the repair or replacement of tricuspid valves, the role and timing of repair — whether surgical or minimally invasive — is entering a time of transition.

Q. I have a leaky heart valve that may need surgery down the road. Can you tell me about heart-valve surgery in one of your columns? A. First, let’s explain briefly how the heart works.

If you have heart valve replacement surgery, you will be prescribed a blood thinner (a.k.a. an anticoagulant) upon discharge from the hospital. Long-term blood thinner medication guidelines differ ...

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The risk of thrombosis of mechanical valves is higher in the mitral position compared with aortic position and in older generation valves (ball and ... It is important to differentiate thrombus from ...

pure aortic insufficiency or endocarditis were excluded from the study. The primary outcome was a composite of stroke, MI, valve reintervention or death. Baseline characteristics and comorbidities ...

Citation: Mechanical valves offer superior long-term survival for aortic valve replacement patients aged 60, study finds (2025, January 27) retrieved 15 February 2025 from https://medicalxpress ...

The survival advantage demonstrated in the current study for mechanical aortic valves in patients 60 years ... Excluded were people with endocarditis, emergency/salvage status, shock, ejection ...