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.

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 ...

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.