Middle-aged adults who need an aortic valve replacement fare better with mechanical devices than with the valves made from ...

"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 ...

New 20-year data show a survival rate of 90% with few repeat surgeries after this complex operation that can only be ...

UVM Medical Center is the only Vermont hospital offering Tricuspid Transcatheter Edge-to-Edge Repair (TEER) This new heart ...

The Medicare data contradict results from the TCW randomized trial but better represent real-world practice, say authors.

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

Kennesaw State University mechanical engineering professor Philippe Sucosky has earned a prestigious American Heart ...

A study reveals that middle-aged adults fare better with mechanical aortic valves compared to animal tissue-based valves. The research, presented at the Society for Thoracic Surgery annual meeting, ...

Opens in a new tab or window LOS ANGELES -- Survival outcomes favored mechanical valves for isolated surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) for people until age 60, after which a tissue valve ...

Jan 29 (Reuters) - Middle-aged adults who need an aortic valve replacement fare better with mechanical devices than with the valves made from animal tissues that they currently most often receive ...

The researchers reviewed data on nearly 110,000 patients who underwent surgical replacement of aortic valves between the ages ...