Despite guideline recommendations, the use of bioprosthetic heart valves has surpassed mechanical valves, but data from a large surgical database may lead to a reassessment of that practice.

New 20-year data show a survival rate of 90% with few repeat surgeries after this complex operation that can only be ...

The Heart Valve Devices Market is driven by advancements in aortic, mitral, tricuspid, and pulmonary valve technologies. It ...

Patients aged between 50 to 70 years with a mechanical heart valve replacement had better long-term survival compared to those with a biological ...

The researchers reviewed data on nearly 110,000 patients who underwent surgical replacement of aortic valves between the ages ...

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 ...

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 ...

Background Aortic stenosis is a degenerative condition with high mortality in its severe stages and no preventive treatment.

NewsVoir New Delhi [India] 3 Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals proudly announces the launch of its Heart Valve Clinic a dedicated ...

CABG plus surgical aortic valve replacement for treatment of coronary disease and aortic stenosis was associated with better ...

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 ...