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

luht.scot.nhs.uk Objective: To compare survival and outcome in patients receiving a mechanical or bioprosthetic heart valve prosthesis. Design: Randomised prospective trial. Setting: Tertiary cardiac ...

At two years of follow-up, patients with a poorly functioning tricuspid valve in the heart who received the best available ...

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

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 ...

Heart valve devices are used to repair or replace damaged or diseased heart valves, ensuring proper unidirectional blood flow within the heart. The market includes mechanical valves, biological valves ...

A leaky heart valve occurs when a heart valve doesn’t close properly, allowing blood to flow backward. During pregnancy, this condition can affect circulation and increase strain on your heart.

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 ...

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.

“Traditional valve replacements, like those from human cadavers or cows, don't last very long. That means patients often need repeat surgeries an average of every 10 years for the rest of their life.