Prosthetic heart valves (PHVs) are used to replace diseased native valves among patients with valvular stenosis, incompetence, or both. This paper reviews a number of contemporary prosthetic heart ...

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OPB has premiered a new documentary that traces the development of the world’s first successful artificial mitral heart valve by a young, Oregon-based cardiac surgeon and a retired engineer.

During this surgery, the damaged valve is removed and replaced with an artificial valve. The valve replacement is typically an open-heart surgery. A minimally invasive surgery or a catheter procedure ...

Dr. Albert Starr, a world-renowned cardiovascular surgeon who co-invented and implanted the first artificial heart valve at OHSU in 1960, died last week at the age of 98. The cause of death was ...

Pregnancy causes stress on the heart and circulatory system because the blood volume rises from 30% to 50%, which puts more ...

This may reduce the flow of blood out of the heart, causing pain and breathlessness. In order to reduce symptoms and prolong life, the aortic valve may need to be replaced with a prosthetic valve ...

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 ...

Dr. Albert Starr was a world-renowned cardiothoracic surgeon who performed the first triple valve surgery. Dr. Albert Starr, a world-renowned cardiovascular surgeon who co-invented and implanted ...