Factors like surgical risk, age, and possibly the type of valve surgery performed can affect the estimation of life ...

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

Aortic valve replacement gives you a new aortic heart valve. The new valve may be mechanical or made of animal tissue, often from a pig. Your doctor will talk with you before surgery about which type ...

As your heart beats, it pumps blood from the ... If you have severe aortic stenosis, you may need surgery to repair or replace the valve.

a new transcatheter tricuspid heart valve replacement system. The patient, diagnosed with tricuspid regurgitation, is recovering at home, according to a Jan. 14 news release from MUSC Health.

But scientists are confident it will soon be ready for all types of valve replacement. Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan, associate medical director of the British Heart Foundation, described a tissue ...

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 ...

Members of the team spoke with the News about their experiences performing the BATMAN procedure and its future implications.

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

SGMC Health recently achieved the successful completion of its first transcarotid access Transcatheter Aortic Valve ...

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