"As an aside, the Ross procedure, which is my preference in this age group, is the only aortic valve replacement procedure ...

Annual Meeting reveals that mechanical aortic valve replacements (AVRs) provide significant long-term survival benefits for ...

Renowned heart surgeon Professor Sir Magdi Yacoub has unveiled a groundbreaking advancement in cardiac care: a "living valve" that grows naturally within a patient's body. Sir Magdi Yacoub, refle ...

From an artificial heart valve to a pacemaker before her first birthday, infections and even cardiac arrest, she underwent eight surgeries before her second birthday. "It is absolutely amazing how ...

These latest data reinforce years of smaller studies, but whether they should change practice is a matter of debate.

The researchers reviewed data on nearly 110,000 patients who underwent surgical replacement of aortic valves between the ages of 40 and 79. They found that in those aged 60 or younger, mechanical ...

Three postdoctoral researchers at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation have received American Heart Association ...

Young patients who have undergone the Ross procedure for aortic valve disease have shown excellent long-term survival, the ...

Fluid dynamics plays a crucial role in understanding the behavior of blood flow through mechanical heart valves and the heart's chambers. Recent research has focused on using advanced ...

2006;9(10):691-696. The following sections present information about the most commonly implanted (contemporary) mechanical and bioprosthetic heart valves. The intent is to familiarize the reader ...

King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre (KFSHRC) in Riyadh has achieved a medical breakthrough by performing the world’s first robotic-assisted implantation of the HeartMate 3 ...