Tissue engineering of heart valves is an innovative field aimed at creating functional heart valve replacements that can grow and adapt with patients, particularly children. Traditional heart ...

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

SURGEONS at Auckland’s Greenlane Hospital have performed eight double-valve transplants using human heart valves, a spokesman for the hospital’s surgical team said today, commenting on a report that ...

Demisha Jennings, 32, visited the dentist to get a tooth pulled several years ago in Indiana but on returning home, she found ...

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

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

Edwards Lifesciences Corp. engages in the patient-focused medical innovations for heart disease and critical care monitoring. Its products are categorized into three areas: Transcatheter Heart ...

Open heart surgery for aortic or mitral valve repair or replacement ... requires valve replacement (with a manufactured “mechanical” valve, or with a tissue valve which typically comes from a cow or ...

Two U.S. companies teamed up to treat cancer patients using an unproven blood filter in Antigua, out of reach of American ...

Today, Benzinga's options scanner spotted 8 options trades for Edwards Lifesciences. This is not a typical pattern. The ...