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 ...

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 ...

1), who asked if I would collaborate with him in the development of an artificial heart. He was serious. I told him it was too soon, that we did not even have satisfactory artificial valves ...

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

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

For St. Jude, which has dominated the world market with its graphite mechanical heart valve for 20 years, the new tissue heart valve is key to its strategy for the future. Mechanical valves are best ...

Adults have a suite of options available, including mechanical valves and bioprosthetic valves, some of which don’t even require open-heart surgery. For babies and young children, however ...

Open heart surgery for aortic or mitral valve repair or replacement has traditionally ... While narrowing of either the aortic or mitral valve typically requires valve replacement (with a manufactured ...

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.