New 20-year data show a survival rate of 90% with few repeat surgeries after this complex operation that can only be ...
At baseline, the mechanical valve group tended to be younger (55.7 vs 65.2) and had less aortic stenois (82.4% vs 89.5%), but ...
Annual Meeting reveals that mechanical aortic valve replacements (AVRs) provide significant long-term survival benefits for ...
CABG plus surgical aortic valve replacement for treatment of coronary disease and aortic stenosis was associated with better 5-year outcomes vs. PCI plus transcatheter aortic valve replacement in ...
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, U.S. researchers ...
Open heart surgery for aortic or mitral valve repair or replacement has traditionally required opening the patient’s chest through their sternum (breast bone). In many cases today, a minimally ...
Objectives Non-contrast CT aortic valve calcium scoring ignores the contribution of valvular fibrosis in aortic stenosis. We assessed aortic valve calcific and non-calcific disease using ...
Medicare beneficiaries with emphysema who received an endobronchial valve vs. lung volume reduction surgery faced elevated ...
Love, 60, underwent surgery to replace a “leaky valve” on Jan. 21 and was released from the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday. The news of his heart surgery was first shared by ...