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 ...

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

A Concord man who was born with a congenital heart defect and has undergone two open-heart surgeries will run his seventh ...

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 ...

Open heart surgery for aortic or mitral valve repair or replacement ... aortic or mitral valve typically requires valve replacement (with a manufactured “mechanical” valve, or with a tissue valve ...

The therapeutic approach was safe, but the study did not meet its primary efficacy outcome using the six-minute walking test.