Additionally, the network meta-analysis of various surgical techniques for aortic valve replacement confirmed that while mid-term mortality rates were comparable, mini-sternotomy was associated ...

These valves can either be implanted surgically through a sternotomy ... mini-thoracotomy), but also percutaneously through a transfemoral approach. They can be implanted after removal of the ...

Two different prosthesis have been implanted surgically either trough a sternotomy or a mini incision ... to support the valve and to allow the prosthesis to anchor to the aortic root in the ...

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 ...

A positive dipstick or >0.55 mg protein/mg creatinine doubles the risk of renal replacement therapy (RRT), need ... mitral regurgitation; AR, aortic regurgitation; TV, tricuspid valve; PVR, pulmonary ...

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 ...

Kennesaw State University mechanical engineering professor Philippe Sucosky has earned a prestigious American Heart Association (AHA) Institutional Enhancement Award to advance his study on bicuspid ...

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

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 ...

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